fire investigation

An autobody shop in Wayland, Massachusetts, is a shell of what it once was, after a fire ripped through the Main Street business on Tuesday. The shop was still smoldering Wednesday morning, with smoke rising from rubble of the business. It was a much more intense firefight Tuesday afternoon – when multiple explosions could be heard coming from inside International…

A historic building went up in flames overnight in Templeton, Massachusetts, with video showing flames shooting from the rooftop of the structure that has been the home to a pub since the 1960s. According to Templeton Fire Chief David Dickie, the Otter River Pub and Red Onion Pool Hall is now being considered a total loss, with windows left blown…

A fire broke out early Wednesday morning at a home in East Providence, Rhode Island, and someone had to be hospitalized as a result, according to NBC affiliate WJAR-TV. Firefighters rushed to the scene on Beaver Road at around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, the news outlet reported, which was told by officials that the person rescued was found unconscious. It...

After four fires were apparently set at three public buildings in Concord, Massachusetts, including at one in Minute Man National Historical Park, on Sunday, a woman believed to have set them was taken into custody, officials said. No one was hurt in the fires, which were reported within about one hour, according to Concord police and firefighters, who investigated the…

Two people were taken to the hospital and seven dogs were killed after a fire broke out at a home in Pepperell, Massachusetts Sunday night, according to fire officials there. Emergency crews got 911 calls for the fire on Mill Street after 8 p.m. Sunday, and police and medical first responders arrived to find two people from the basement and…

Four dogs are missing after a house in Bellingham, Massachusetts went up in flames, according to the town’s fire chief. The Bellingham Fire Department was called to the fire on Stone Street just before 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, Fire Chief Steven Gentile said. The house was fully involving when crews arrived, but firefighters were able to knock the flames down...

One person died following a house fire in Chatham, Massachusetts Monday. The Chatham Fire Department got a call after 2 p.m. Monday for smoke coming from a home on Main Street, the agency said. Firefighters who responded found thick smoke and heat coming from the basement, and found the fire coming from a closet there. As crews worked to extinguish…

A Providence, Rhode Island business has been left with significant damage following a fire that broke out there early Tuesday morning, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. The fire is believed to have started at a business along Manton Avenue in the Olneyville neighborhood of the city. Crews responded around 1:30 a.m. and cleared apartment units in the back of the…

A fire broke out late Sunday night at an ice cream shop in Sandwich, Massachusetts. The Sandwich Fire Department responded to a reported building fire at Shipwrecked Ice Cream just before 10:30 p.m. Sunday, a release from the department said. Firefighters arrived to find fire visible in the back and side of the building’s exterior. The fire extended into...