The State Fire Marshal's office has released the name of the elderly man who died in a structure fire this afternoon in Bucksport. The State Fire Marshal's office is now working to determine how the fire started.

A passerby to the one-story house on Central Street reported the fire at around 1:30 this afternoon. The BDN reports the body of 74-year-old Clifford Lambert was found in the kitchen when crews arrived. The fire damage was mostly confined to the living room, leading investigators to believe the cause had to do with smoking materials. The rest of the one-story house sustained mostly smoke and water damage. Lambert lived alone at the house.

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