A vacant home on Bing Moore Road in Bowdoin was destroyed by fire early Monday morning.
The fire was reported by a neighbor at 3:35 a.m. The flames at the single wide mobile home at 48 Bing Moore Road were approximately 60 to 80 feet high and the structure was completely engulfed at that point, said Bowdoin Deputy Fire Chief Jerry Brown, who was first to arrive.
Brown said the main challenge was getting water to the scene and a lack of manpower.
The mobile home was vacant and belongs to Russell Wing, who lives on Main Street.
Bowdoin Fire Chief Tom Garrepy said the cause of the fire is under investigation and expected an investigator with the state fire marshal’s office to be on scene today.
Due to the extent of the damage it may not be possible to determine what caused the fire.
Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Topsham, Sabattus and Lisbon fire departments and Topsham Rescue responded to the fire. Crews were on scene until around 7:30 a.m.
Card Construction Co., brought an excavator to the site to dig through the smoldering debris so firefighters could make sure the fire was completely extinguished.
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