A home on Fountain Street in Fall River appears to be a total loss after a fire Friday evening.

District Chief Jason Poissant told 12 News the Fall River Fire Department received multiple calls to Fountain Street around 5:20 p.m. When they arrived, flames were already showing from the first and second floors.

Crews were able to extinguish the fire within about 25 minutes, according to Poissant, but the inside of the building is unrecoverable. The occupant was not home at the time of the fire, which is partly why it was so destructive.

“If there’s no occupants home, before you know it, the fire’s completely out of control,” Poissant said. “Usually the first time you see it is when it starts to break through the window, and by that time it’s already got a pretty good head start.”

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