SANFORD — An early morning fire at 32 Trafton St. on Friday heavily damaged a one-story single family home and displaced two residents in Sanford.

The two occupants escaped without injury, said Sanford Assistant Fire Chief Steve Cutter.

At mid-day Friday Cutter  said it had been determined the fire started in the bathroom of the home, but the cause had not yet been determined.

Cutter said the homeowner awoke to smoke and saw fire in the bathroom and tried to douse the flames, but was unsuccessful. He said the the homeowner woke his roommate and both got out of the home.

The homeowner’s cat also escaped the fire and was safely secured, Cotter said.

Capt. Brian Watkins said firefighters were called to the structure fire at 1:42 a.m. Friday and arrived on scene three minutes later.

“There was smoke and fire showing,” on arrival, he said. The fire was under control by 2:03 a.m., but firefighters remained on the scene for some time with the last leaving around 4:30 a.m., Watkins said.

Watkins said there is extensive fire and heat damage throughout the structure and it is not habitable. The American Red Cross has been called in to assist the occupants.

Assisting Sanford at the scene were firefighters from Alfred, Lebanon and North Berwick, along with North Berwick Rescue.

Sanford’s assessing records list Mark Allaire as the homeowner.

— Senior Staff Writer Tammy Wells can be contacted at 324-4444 (local call in Sanford) or 282-1535, ext. 327 or twells@journaltribune.com.