LYMAN — Firefighters were able to extinguish a fire before it damaged the gravesite of a War of 1812 veteran on Thursday.
Firefighters from Goodwins Mills Fire and Rescue responded to call regarding a brush fire at the end of Michaela Drive in Lyman at 2:32 p.m. Thursday, said Chief Roger Hooper in a written statement.
On arrival crews found an area of about 1/4 acre burning in thick woods, Hooper said.
Crews from Goodwins Mills, Arundel, Biddeford, Waterboro, Saco and Alfred extinguished the fire in about an hour, Hooper said.
No property was damaged and no injuries were reported, he said.
The fire was on the site of the grave of Private Gibeon Kimball, a veteran of the War of 1812. The United States flag on Kimball’s grave was slightly singed but did not burn, Hooper said.
The Maine Forest Service has been called in to investigate the cause of the fire, Hooper said.
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