No one was injured after a small fire occurred in downtown Orono early Thursday morning. The fire occurred in a single-family house on Summer St. A group of friends rented out the home, but only one of them was home at the time. The one tenant managed to call for emergency services when he detected smoke in the house.

The Orono Fire Department quickly responded and doused the fire. Fire Marshal Henry Vaughan deemed that the cause of the fire was attributed to wiring in the house.

“A wire in the sap between the second floor ceiling and the floor of the attic overheated and started the fire,” Vaughn said. “The wire was too resistant to the electrical current, which caused it to overheat.”

The attic received the worst of the fire damage. Damage was also reported in the second floor bathroom as well as in a bedroom. There was some additional water damage in the bathroom, presumably due to efforts to put out the blaze.

According to one of the tenants, the tenants had complained about electrical issues in the house, including the lights turning off on its own. Despite the complains, the landlord hadn’t been by to check out the situation, according to a tenant.

The landlord, Derrick Williams, said he found out about the fire from the Orono Fire Department, and that he doesn’t believe the fire was caused by the lighting issues.

“It’s inconclusive,” Williams said.

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Jesse Scardina contributed to this article.