COLUMBIA FALLS — Maine fire officials say a Columbia Falls man died in a fire inside his home after trying to light his wood stove with gasoline.

Police say 65-year-old Charles Rathburn died in the Tuesday afternoon fire. Police say a neighbor reported the fire at about 4 p.m. when they saw smoke coming from the house.

Investigators say Rathburn was trying to light his wood stove with gasoline when he was engulfed by the fire.

It was the seventh fire death in Maine this year.