Worcester

Worcester firefighters battle blaze in extreme cold

No injuries were reported

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Around a dozen people are displaced in the bitter cold Wednesday morning after a fire broke out at a home in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Fire officials said they were first called out to Hitchcock Road around 8 a.m. and discovered a house on fire on nearby Freeland Street. While there were reports that people were trapped, everyone made it out safely.

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Firefighters battled the flames in the bitter cold, working hard in icy conditions to keep the fire from spreading to a neighboring home.

"Conditions today they’re not ideal because of the cold but we did catch a break with no wind," Assistant Fire Chief Adam Roche said.

Around 13 people are displaced, Roche said, noting that that number could change - firefighters were still checking on conditions at the home next door to see if its residents could return.

No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Temperatures Wednesday morning were in the single digits.

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