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First Floor Porch Fire Spreads Rapidly to Third Floor
June 20, 2022 | MASSACHUSETTS
KENNETH LEGER, Correspondent

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This article is a direct street report from our correspondent and has not been edited by the 1st Responder newsroom.
Fall River, Ma. Around 2:30 Monday Afternoon June 20th, firefighters responded to 42 Wooley Street for a report of fire. Car 3 arrived and reported heavy exterior fire on the A/D corner running from the first floor to the third floor and roof. Shortly after Command reported live electric wires burning and dropping to the street. Engine 4 tied into a hydrant in front of the structure, while Ladder 2 used their aerial to access the roof. The fire appeared to start on the first floor porch in a metal bucket and raced to the eves of the three story house. There was heavy water damage on all three floors but only interior fire damage was in the attic.