ALBION – A fire that destroyed a family farm Tuesday night has been ruled accidental, according to the Maine Department of Public Safety.

Fire marshals suspect the fire started in the main barn when a heat lamp used to keep a sow and piglets warm tipped over and set hay on the floor ablaze. The fire, which started around 5 p.m., destroyed the barn and an attached house.

Gail Quimby and her five children who lived in the home all escaped without injury.

The Quimby’s pigs, some goats and chickens were killed in the fire. A second barn that held 40 cows was not damaged.