WSAR NEWS

Fall River fire leaves 10 people homeless

An early morning fire Saturday on Tuttle Street in Fall River has left 10 people without anywhere to live.

 

Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon said crews arrived to find heavy flames and smoke coming from the second floor and blowing out bay windows. Firefighters quickly extinguished the flames.

 

One police officer was treated at a hospital for smoke inhalation.

 

Bacon told 12 News the fire is believed to have been accidental, caused by an electrical malfunction.

 

See more at wpri.com.

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