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Candle Possible Cause of Afternoon Fire in Fall River
May 02, 2024 | MASSACHUSETTS
KENNETH LEGER, Correspondent
Photo by K. LegerCommand receives a report from interior crews exiting the building
This article is a direct street report from our correspondent and has not been edited by the 1st Responder newsroom.
FALL RIVER, MA - In the early afternoon of Thursday, May 2nd, Fall River Emergency Communications Dispatch Center began receiving multiple calls reporting flames showing from the second-floor at 159 Danforth Street. Car 2 arrived on scene and reported light smoke from the second-floor and ordered that the leader lines be pulled off of Engine 2, and for Engine 12 to secure a water supply from the corner hydrant. Firefighters quickly knocked down the fire. It was learned that a tenant had attempted to fight the fire with a portable extinguisher.