Update Saturday night: On Saturday, June 11, at about 6 p.m. 30-year-old Allan Thomas Vigil of Bath was arrested by the Fire Marshal’s Office and Bath Police Department while riding a bicycle on Denny Road in Bath. Vigil was taken into custody without incident. He has been charged with burglary and arson for the fire at Dike-Newell School in Bath. He has been transported to Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset. He is expected to make his initial court appearance the first of the week. The Fire Marshal’s office was helped during the investigation by Bath Police Department.

Maine Department of Corrections at www1.gov states that on March 21, 2014 in Sagadahoc County, Vigil got 12 years, all suspended, and four years’ probation for arson. 

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On Friday, June 10 at about 11:30 p.m., the Fire Marshal’s office was called to a fire at the K-2, Dike-Newell Elementary School off High Street in Bath. Responding fire departments put out the fire but the school sustained extensive damage. Two firefighters were also treated at a local hospital for minor injuries sustained during suppression efforts.

The fire is considered suspicious and is being investigated by the Fire Marshal’s office with help from Bath Police Department.

Responding fire departments were Bath, West Bath, Brunswick, Wiscasset, Woolwich, Topsham, Phippsburg, Freeport, Yarmouth and Lisbon. Rescue units from Woolwich, Phippsburg and Brunswick also responded.