Crime & Safety
2-Alarm Fire Displaces 12 In Providence
A fire that broke out in a Providence triple-decker early Wednesday, rendering the building uninhabitable.
PROVIDENCE, RI — Twelve people were displaced by a two-alarm Providence fire early Wednesday morning, multiple outlets report.
At around 6:30 a.m., firefighters were called to a triple-decker on Douglas Avenue near Virginia Lane (near Providence College), where smoke and flames were seen billowing out of the third floor and the roof, according to WPRI. The fire extended to the siding of neighboring homes as well, ABC6 reports.
The flames were put out, but all three floors are now uninhabitable, Providence Deputy Assistant Chief Stephen Houle told WPRI. No injuries were reported.
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The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
PFD on Douglas Ave for a three story apartment fire.
Fire officials on scene tell me nobody was injured and all the residents were out of the building when they arrived.
Nobody is injured and at least a dozen people are displaced this morning. @ABC6 pic.twitter.com/6ug895chOz
— Merrill Sampson (@_MerrillSampson) November 3, 2021
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