Waterville Fire Chief Dave LaFountain approaches 48 Silver St. as departments from Waterville and Winslow battled a two-alarm fire Wednesday afternoon.

People watch as firefighters put out a fire that heavily damaged the interior of a home Wednesday at 48 Silver St. in Waterville.

Waterville firefighter Mark McMann, left, cools off beside a fan while holding ice water to his head Wednesday during a break in fighting a fire at 48 Silver St. in Waterville.

Waterville firefighter Richard Haviland sprays water through a window Wednesday into the heavily damaged second floor of a home at 48 Silver St. in Waterville.