Operations & Training

Two MA Firefighters Injured Battling 2-Alarm House Blaze

July 20, 2020

When they arrived at the residential blaze in the Brightwood section of the city, Springfield firefighters encountered flames on the structure's second story that quickly spread to the roof.

By Jeanette DeForge

Source The Republican, Springfield, Mass.

Two Springfield, MA, firefighters were injured battling a two-alarm residential blaze late Saturday.

SPRINGFIELD, MA—A home was badly damaged and two firefighters were injured in a blaze over the weekend in the Brightwood section of the city.

The fire was reported at about 11 p.m. Saturday at 558 Plainfield St. When firefighters arrived flames were visible on the second floor of the home and quickly spread to the roof, Fire Capt. Drew Piemonte said.

The residents escaped from the fire but two firefighters were injured while fighting the blaze, he said.

Piemonte did not say how many people were displaced.

The fire is believed to have started on the second floor and went to two alarms. The cause is being investigated by the department’s Arson and Bomb Squad, he said.

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