A wood stove caused a three-alarm fire that destroyed a home on Spiller Street in Gorham Saturday morning, according to the fire chief.

Gorham Fire Chief Robert Lefebvre said the fire at 44 Spiller St. was an accidental one, which started when wood stacked near the stove caught on fire. No one was injured in the blaze, said Lefebvre.

Lefebvre said the homeowner, Albert Proctor, 64, was the only one home when the fire broke out at approximately 8:50 a.m. Lefebvre said there was a significant delay before the fire department was called because Proctor had no phone in his house.

Proctor fell as he was trying to escape the house, according to Lefebvre. However, he managed to escape the house and get the attention of some contractors who were working on a neighbor’s house.

By the time firefighters arrived at the scene, much of the house was on fire, said Lefebvre. He said the damage to the house was so severe that once firefighters determined no one else was in the building, he prohibited firefighters from entering the building to fight the fire.

The fire was under control by 9:45 a.m., but Lefebvre said firefighters did not leave the scene until almost 4 p.m. Because the home was in such bad shape due to the fire, Lefebvre said he ordered the house to be taken down by a backhoe for safety reasons.

Proctor was taken to Maine Medical Center as a precaution, and he was treated and released, said Lefebvre.

Firefighters from Windham, Scarborough and Standish assisted the Gorham Fire Department at the scene. The Westbrook, Scarborough, Buxton, Windham and Standish fire departments provided station coverage.