One Person Displaced After Waterville Fire

An early morning fire, Dec. 17, on High Street in Waterville has left one person displaced. There were no injuries, however, an occupant of the single family home was rescued via ground ladder.

The cause of the blaze is undetermined.

From the Waterville Fire Department:

Wednesday (12/17/25) at 0119 hours, the Waterville Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire at 12 High Street with reports of the occupant on the roof in order to escape the smoke/fire conditions. Crews arrived on scene of a 2 1/2 story single family home to find heavy smoke conditions in the area. Crews quickly located a single occupant outside his bedroom window on the roof above the front door. The occupant was rescued via ground ladder and assessed by Waterville FD Paramedics on scene and declined transport. Crews were met with heavy fire in the rear of the building with partial roof collapse. Due to unsafe conditions within the building crews battled the blaze from the exterior while preventing any extension to neighboring buildings. Eventually, with assistance from Waterville Public Works, an excavator was called in to prevent any further collapse and assist with extinguishment. As firefighters we always talk about the importance of maintaining proper smoke/CO detection in our homes and sleeping with our bedroom doors closed. Had this gentleman been sleeping with his door open, the outcome would have been much different.