Westboro firefighters pulled a canine and 4 cats from a blaze that destroyed a household’s house early Sunday.
At about 12:54 a.m. Sunday, the Westboro Fireplace Division reported they responded to a report of a hearth in a single-family home at 3 Fisher St.
Crews arrived to “heavy fire showing from the house,” the division mentioned. All people had made it out of the burning constructing, firefighters confirmed, however their animals have been nonetheless within the house.
The responders positioned and pulled all 4 cats and one canine to security, Westboro Fireplace mentioned. No people have been injured within the hearth.
The crews then “conducted an aggressive interior and exterior attack,” the division mentioned, placing out many of the hearth inside quarter-hour. The firefighters remained on the house for about two hours.
The house was left “uninhabitable,” firefighters mentioned. The blaze ripped by way of $500,000 value of injury, in response to division estimates.
The Pink Cross is helping the residents, Westboro Fireplace mentioned, and Northborough, Southborough and Hopkinton Fireplace Departments supplied mutual assist on the scene.
Preliminary proof suggests the hearth began within the space of the kitchen and eating room from a battery-operated machine, the division mentioned.
“I would like to commend our crews that made a quick entry into the house to save five animals,” Chief Purcell mentioned. “They were then able to get the fire under control in a short period of time. This was a great effort by Westborough Fire and our mutual aid partners.”
The Westboro Fireplace Division’s investigation unit is actively investigating the incident.
