Firefighters from several departments climb a ladder to enter the second floor of an apartment building on West Front Street in Skowhegan that was heavily damaged by fire on Monday. Owner Rick Lyons was shaken and said, "This is unreal but at least everyone is OK." He said all occupants and pets escaped but a turtle died in the fire.

A firefighter surveys burning fire damage from a second floor window at an apartment building that was heavily damaged by fire on West Front Street in Skowhegan on Monday.

Homeowner Rick Lyons, right, and a firefighter search for personal items in a pile of belongings brought out of an apartment building that was heavily damaged by fire on West Front Street in Skowhegan on Monday.

Two distraught women console each other as firefighters extinguish fire at an apartment building that was heavily damaged by fire on West Front Street in Skowhegan on Monday.

Firefighters from several towns assemble near a command site as others extinguish fire at an apartment building that was heavily damaged by fire on West Front Street in Skowhegan on Monday.