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Home Catches Fire in Dracut
A two-alarm house fire broke out at 49 Hilltop Road in Dracut, Massachusetts, on Friday morning. The road was closed while firefighters worked to douse the flames. There was no immediate word on whether anyone was injured. No further information was immediately available.
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Police Help Rescue 8 From House Fire in New Hampshire
A police sergeant and his fellow officers helped rescue eight residents from a burning apartment building early Tuesday morning in Manchester, New Hampshire.
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Man Dies Trying to Save Uncle From RI House Fire
A man has died after trying to save his uncle from house fire in West Warwick, Rhode Island. Fire officials responded to the blaze at a home on the New London Turnpike sometime after 3 a.m. Authorities say the fatal victim was in his 40s, according to WJAR. The victim attempted to wake up his uncle instead of saving himself,…
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2-Year-Old Girl Injured in RI House Fire Dies
A 2-year-old Rhode Island girl seriously injured in a fire at her home earlier this month that took the life of her older sister has died, police said Wednesday. The younger girl, Allison Sandoval, died Saturday, Providence police said in an emailed statement. Her sister, Ashley Sandoval, 7, died at Hasbro Children’s Hospital shortly after the Dec. 22 blaze at…
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Two Firefighters Injured Rescuing Residents From Somerville Blaze
Two firefighters were injured rescuing two residents while battling a blaze early Wednesday at a home in Somerville, Massachusetts.
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Amazon Driver Hears Screams, Rescues Man From Burning Home
A 23-year-old Amazon delivery driver is being hailed as a hero after he rescued an elderly man from a burning house in central Florida
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Police Investigate Death of Woman Following Maine House Fire
Authorities in Maine say they’re investigating the death of a woman who was found following a house fire in New Sharon, Maine. Police said Tuesday they found 59-year-old Shaina Shaylin-Begin, who lived alone in the residence. They say her remains have been taken to the medical examiner’s office in Augusta. Police say but there is no indication of foul...
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Elderly Woman Dies From Injuries Sustained in Westwood, Mass., House Fire
An 87-year-old woman died Saturday afternoon from injuries sustained in a house fire at her Westwood, Massachusetts, home. Firefighters responsed to a fire at the home in the area of Washington Street and Lull Street shortly after 12 p.m. on Saturday. According to the Westwood Fire Department, Westwood Patrol Officer Joe Rached was the first person to arrive on scene….
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Man Killed in Douglas House Fire
A man was killed late Tuesday night in a house fire in Douglas, Massachusetts, fire officials said.
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Woman Who Died in Southern Maine Fire Is Identified
A woman who died in a fire at a home in the southern Maine community of Lebanon has been identified. The state medical examiner’s office said 46-year-old April S. Patch, of Lebanon, died from smoke inhalation. Rescuers found her body in an apartment over a garage early Sunday evening; she was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of...
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Chelsea Resident Hospitalized After Trying to Fight Fire
The Chelsea Fire Department responded to High Street early Friday evening for a structural fire.
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Rachael Ray and Her Husband ‘Safe' After Fire Damages Their NY House
Rachel Ray and husband John Cusimano’s New York home went up in flames Sunday evening, but the couple and their pet dog are “safe,” her publicist said.
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Shrewsbury House Fire Displaces Family of Four
Four people were displaced Saturday night by a house fire in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, fire officials said. Officials responded to reports of an exterior fire at 8 Turning Leaf Circle around 9:30 p.m. Fire crews from Shrewsbury, Northborough and Westborough were at the scene. Upon inspection, fire officials discovered the fire had extended up the vinyl siding of the home and…
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Crews Battle Shrewsbury House Fire
Officials responded to reports of an exterior fire at 8 Turning Leaf Circle around 9:30 p.m. Saturday.
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Crews Battle House Fire in Quincy
There was a 4-alarm fire in the area of 25 Hana Street in Quincy, Massachusetts, officials said.
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Four Displaced in Dorchester House Fire
Four people, including a child, were displaced Sunday by a two-alarm fire in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, fire officials said.
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6-Month-Old in Car Seat Placed Near Stove Suffers Severe Burns in Colchester, Conn. Fire
A baby was taken to the hospital after suffering severe burns when the car seat he or she was in was placed near a stove in Colchester on Tuesday. Firefighters were called to a home on James Street around 7 a.m. after getting a report of a structure fire. When crews arrived, fire officials said they found a small fire…
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1 Dead, 1 Hurt in Mass. House Fire
One person died and another was injured overnight when a fire broke out at a home in Methuen, Massachusetts fire officials said Saturday. The single-family home on Lisa Lane suffered serious damage, the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services said in a statement. The cause of the fire does not appear suspicious. The agency didn’t give any information on who...
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Man Found Dead Following House Fire in NH
Fire officials in New Hampshire say a man was found dead following a house fire in Fitzwilliam. Firefighters said they arrived at the home at about 9:30 a.m. Sunday to find heavy smoke and fire at the single-family residence. The man was identified Monday as 68-year-old Glenn Sillanpaa. A woman at the home was taken to a hospital with...
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Elderly Man Killed in Lawrence House Fire
A man in his 70s was killed in a one-alarm house fire in Lawrence, Massachusetts.