Five people were forced from their home after a fire broke out in New Bedford Sunday Afternoon. According to CBS 12 in Providence, crews responded to Blackmer Street around 4 p.m. where they found heavy fire coming from the back of the building running  its way up to the roof. The family of five was all able to get out of the building safely on their own with The Red Cross having been called in to assist.

Crews and officials stated that the cause of the fire remains under investigation.