Scituate Fire Displaces 2 People

SCITUATE, MA — Two people have been displaced Friday after a two-alarm fire in their upstairs apartment at 394 Gannet Road.

Wendy Gallagher who lives at Gannet Road with her husband Patrick told the Patriot Ledger she turned the heat on when she woke up, and quickly smelled smoke.

A malfunction in the heating system appeared to start a fire in the attic near the chimney, Scituate Fire Chief John Murphy said. The damage to the building was for the most part, contained to the second floor and the back of the residential/commerical building, he told the Ledger.

The building has one storefront and two apartments in the back. The Gallagher's apartment will be condemned until repairs are made. There was about $100,000 worth of damage.

Murphy said that there was around $100,000 in damage to the building and that the Gallagher’s apartment will be condemned until repairs are made.

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