BENTON, Maine — Editor's note: The video above was published Oct. 22, 2025.

The victim of a fatal house fire in Benton on Wednesday has been identified as 62-year-old Paul Verville, according to the Office of Chief Medical Examiner.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Firefighters responded to a home on Pleasant Drive after reports of a residential fire early Wednesday morning. When crews arrived, the single-family home was fully engulfed in flames, according to Maine Department of Public Safety spokesperson Shannon Moss.

Waterville, Albion, Clinton, Skowhegan, and Oakland departments provided mutual aid to Fairfield-Benton Fire Rescue as crews worked to control the blaze. Pleasant Street was temporarily closed during the operation.

Firefighters discovered Verville's

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