Firefighters called to Wiscasset home

Wed, 10/29/2014 - 9:15pm

A water heater’s elements failed, reportedly causing a brief fire at a Hooper Street, Wiscasset home Wednesday night, Wiscasset Fire Chief T.J. Merry said.

The occupants of the home at 33 Hooper Street had seen flames but there were none when firefighters arrived, Merry said.

Firefighters removed the heater’s elements and cleared the scene shortly after 9 p.m.

Fire departments from Edgecomb, Alna, Dresden and Westport Island were called for mutual aid, then canceled, Merry said.