WINDHAM — Firefighters used manual extinguishers on a garage fire at 20 Aroostook Drive as they dealt with the extremely icy private road leading to the home.

The fire, reported at 8:22 p.m. last night, was caused by Items stored in the garage too close to a portable kerosene heater, according to Fire Chief Charlie Hammond.

Thirty to 40 firefighters from Windham, Gray, Gorham and Westbrook converged at the scene because of the difficulty of the conditions.

Firefighters had to put down lines from River Road, which was about 2,800 feet away from the split-level home. The fire trucks eventually made it up to the house.

It took firefighters about 40 minutes to get the fire under control, though most of that time was spent getting to the scene and using manual extinguishers, Hammond said.

No one was hurt in the fire.

The smoke and water in the garage produced steam and smoke particles in the living area above, Hammond said. The resident cannot stay in the house in its current condition.