Skowhegan Fire Chief Shawn Howard comforts Danette Dalton after he carried out her deceased dog after the home on Cote Street she lived in was destroyed by fire on Wednesday.

Firefighters enter the smoking home on Cote Street in Skowhegan that was destroyed by fire on Wednesday.

A firefighter sprays a foam on fire on a home on Cote Street in Skowhegan that was destroyed by fire on Wednesday.

Skowhegan Fire Chief Shawn Howard, right, assists firefighters that were carrying personal items from the home on Cote Street in Skowhegan that was destroyed by fire on Wednesday.