Firefighters battled a large house fire near the waterfront in Duxbury, Massachusetts, on Tuesday.
The fire was first reported just before noon by Duxbury police on X, formerly known as Twitter. They said Duxbury and Marshfield police and fire were at the scene on Bay Avenue.
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Photos shared by the Duxbury Fire Department showed half of the home fully engulfed in flames. They said all off-duty firefighters were called in to help battle the fire, and multiple mutual aid calls were made to neighboring departments to cover the town.
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Aerial video showed heavy smoke pouring from the roof and windows of the home, located just blocks from the waterfront.
Fire officials said no one was home at the time of the fire. One firefighter suffered minor injuries battling the blaze.
The house appears to be a total loss, though there is no damage estimate yet.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
