LOCAL 648
Springfield fire displaces 7 Forest Park residents
Posted On: Dec 14, 2018

12/12/2018

Springfield fire displaces 7 Forest Park residents

Seven residents were displaced in the fire on Dec. 12, 2018 on Somerset Street, Springfield. (Springfield Fire Department photo)
Seven residents were displaced in the fire on Dec. 12, 2018 on Somerset Street, Springfield. (Springfield Fire Department photo)
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SPRINGFIELD -- Seven residents were displaced in a fire in a Forest Park home Wednesday night.

The fire was reported just after 5:30 p.m. at 88 Somerset St. When firefighters arrived, they found flames inside a first-floor bedroom wall, said Dennis Leger, executive assistant to Fire Commissioner Bernard J. Calvi.

The fire was extinguished quickly and caused about $10,000 in damage. An investigated determined it was caused by overheated electrical wiring, he said.

The Pioneer Valley American Red Cross is assisting the seven residents who were displaced, he said.


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33 Eastland St.
Springfield, MA
 

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