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A pit bull has become a four-legged hero credited with saving a family of four after a house fire started in New Jersey.

An early morning fire reportedly ripped through a mill building Monday in Fall River, Massachusetts, threatening to jump to another structure before crews were able to contain the flames. WJAR reports the blaze was reported at about 12:30 a.m. at the Stafford Mills complex on County Street. There, crews saw flames extending to the fifth floor in a portion of…

Four people were injured and sixteen displaced Friday during an early morning house fire in Hull, Massachusetts. Hull Fire Chief Chris Russo said crews received a call about the blaze just before 4 a.m. and responded to a multi-family home located at 30 D St. When they arrived, heavy fire was coming from the first-floor windows and attic of the…

Firefighters responded to a fire at a home located on 7th Street in Lowell, Massachusetts.

Firefighters rushed to respond to a blaze at a barn early Thursday in Stoughton, Massachusetts. The fire was reported on the first and second floors of a barn on Walnut Avenue, according to Stoughton Fire Department Capt. Brad Newbury. Crews were able to prevent the flames from jumping to the main home on the property, which was just several feet…

A three-alarm fire ripped through a multi-story building in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood on Newbury Street on Christmas day, temporarily closing the popular street. Boston firefighters said crews responded to the blaze just before 10 a.m. Wednesday in the rear of a five-story building located on 128 Newbury St. An investigation determined the fire started in a trashcan and spread…

A trash can fire spread to a building on Newbury Street in Boston, causing extensive damage to the structure.

The Museum of Family Prayer has been temporarily closed after a wreath caught fire in its chapel. Museum officials say a candle accidentally fell while the space was being set up for the daily Rosary and Mass services on Monday, setting an Advent wreath on fire. The Easton, Massachusetts museum was evacuated. No injuries were reported. Museum officials say the…

A Worcester, Massachusetts, fire lieutenant died early Wednesday as he and his crew attempted to save a baby and others from a raging fire. Chief Michael Lavoie said in a press conference that Lt. Jason Menard, a father of three, succumbed to his injuries after his “heroic efforts” to save people in the four-alarm fire at 7 Stockholm Street.

The baby and mother who were trapped on the third floor of a burning building in Worcester, Massachusetts, where a firefighter died Wednesday are recovering, according to a city spokesperson. The mother, whose identity has not been released, was hospitalized after the four-alarm blaze.

The death of Worcester Fire Lt. Jason Menard early Wednesday in an apartment blaze was a stark reminder of the city’s history of tragic fires. Menard, a father of three, died saving members of Ladder 5, who were responding to reports of a trapped baby on the third floor of an apartment building on Stockholm Street.

Crews battled a fire in Worcester, Massachusetts Wednesday, hours after a fire lieutenant tragically died in another blaze. The fire appeared to have damaged businesses, including a pet shop, on the 1100 block of Pleasant Street Wednesday morning.

Two people and a dog were forced out of their home early Wednesday following a house fire in Newton, Massachusetts. The blaze was reported at a home on Beacon Street, according to the Newton Fire Department.

Firefighters on Friday responded to a 2-alarm house fire in Boston’s West Roxbury neighborhood. Crews received a call of the blaze sometime around 9 a.m. and responded to a two-story home on Willow Street.

An 85-year-old woman has died after being severely burned in a house fire in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The fire broke out at 354 Coffin Avenue, a three-story house, around 5 p.m. Tuesday. The Massachusetts Fire Marshal’s Office believes it was accidental.

A restaurant was destroyed overnight in a multi-alarm fire at a Halifax, Massachusetts country club, authorities said. Halifax Fire Chief Jason Viveiros said his department received a call of a fire at 11 p.m. Sunday at Shanks Restaurant, which is part of the Halifax Country Club. The eatery was deemed a total loss after the three-alarm fire ripped through the...

A roaring fire destroyed a restaurant at a country club in Halifax, Massachusetts.

Two people are without a home following a fire at a multi-family house in Worcester, Massachusetts early Monday. Fire authorities said crews extinguished a three-alarm blaze at a structure on Pilgrim Avenue. Heavy fire on the front porches extended to the second and third floors as well as the attic.