BANGOR, Maine —
Officials are investigating the cause of a fire that killed a man in Bangor on Friday.
Bangor Firefighters responded to a home at 258 Essex Street for a report of smoke and a fire alarm going off just before 8 a.m. on Nov. 1, according to Det. Lt. Brent Beaulieu.
Beaulieu said when firefighters arrived the home was filled with smoke coming from a fire in the kitchen. Firefighters found a man unconscious in the house and he was taken to Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead.
A post-mortem examination will be conducted over the weekend, Beaulieu said in a press release.
This fire remains under the investigation by Detectives of the Bangor Police Department Criminal Investigation Division and Investigators of the State Fire Marshal’s Office.
