Gutted by a fire the afternoon of Sept. 16, the home at 9 Chickering Rd. in Nobleboro is a total loss but no one was inside the building at the time of the fire, according to Nobleboro Fire Chief Ryan Gallagher.
The home was the residence of Becki Giberson and two children, Gallagher said.
At about 2:35 p.m., Charlie and Ann Chiarchiaro, neighbors of Giberson, were driving past the house when Ann noticed smoke coming out of the house.
Charlie Chiarchiaro said he told Ann to call 911, and ran into the kitchen of the house to see if anyone was inside.
“I yelled and yelled; I wanted to make sure nobody was home,” he said.
Chiarchiaro said he grabbed a rug off the floor of the kitchen, and was blown off his feet as he left the building. He soaked the rug in a nearby puddle, and then covered the propane tank alongside the home with the rug after turning the tank off.
“It was a blessing no one was there, because they would not have gotten out of this house,” Chiarchiaro said.
Gallagher said the blaze was under control by about 3:30 p.m., but the home was a total loss.
The State Fire Marshal’s Office will investigate the cause of the fire, he said.
Fire departments from Nobleboro, Newcastle, Damariscotta, and Bremen responded to the fire and were assisted by Bristol Fire Department, Gallgher said. Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and Central Lincoln County Ambulance also responded to the scene.
