ARUNDEL, Maine — A woman was rescued by firefighters early Sunday morning following a house fire in Arundel.
A dispatcher with the Biddeford Police Department received a 9-1-1 call around 2:18 a.m. from a woman who said she was trapped inside a smoke-filled home on Limerick Road, a news release from Kennebunk Fire Chief Justin Copper said.
Dispatchers stayed on the phone with the woman and confirmed her location within the home while fire crews with Arundel Fire Rescue and the Kennebunk Fire Department arrived at the scene.
Upon arrival, Cooper and his crew found the front door open where they could see black smoke from floor to ceiling, the release said. Fire crews rescued the woman and searched the home for other residents.
The woman suffered smoke inhalation and was taken to Southern Maine Health Care in Biddeford for treatment.
Cooper said the fire started from the heating system.
Cooper added there were no working smoke detectors inside the home.
The State Fire Marshal is investigating the fire.
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