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| Fire blows out of a second floor window at 168 Pearl Street.~Photo by William Tauro |
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| ~Photo by Bobbie Toner |
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The
Somerville Fire Department responded to a building fire at 168 Pearl
Street Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at 2:28 pm. Chief Kevin Kelleher was
the first to arrive on the scene. He found the residents exiting the
building and fire blowing out of the upper story windows on the west
side of the 2 ¬Ω story two family house. Deputy Chief James Lucia struck
a 2nd alarm at 2:56 bringing additional companies to the scene.
The fire was brought under control at approximately 3:45. They received mutual aid from Medford, Cambridge and Boston.
There
was extensive fire damage to the upper floors and water damage to the
first floor. The residents on the first floor evacuated safely. Nobody
was home at the time on the second floor where the fire originated. The
family cat was safely removed from the first floor apartment by fire
fighters. Two families were displaced and the Red Cross responded to
assist them in finding shelter.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation at this time.
~Deputy Chief Peter St.Clair
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