Barrington house fire on Sowams Road caused by chemical reaction
A Sowams Road home was the scene of a minor structure fire on Tuesday night, June 4, according to a Barrington police and fire dispatcher. Officials responded to the fire shortly before 8 p.m. According to the dispatcher, a chemical reaction in the garage of the home at 59 Sowams Road led to the fire. [...]
Read More →Overnight house fire sends East Providence woman to hospital with possible smoke inhalation
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence Fire Department responded a fire at a residence on Oak Crest Drive in the Riverside section of the city early Wednesday morning, May 22. There were no fatalities. The home of Pauline Vickers at 95 Oak Crest Drive apparently caught fire around 1 a.m. Acting EPFD Chief Oscar Elmasian [...]
Read More →Multi-alarm blaze tears through home on Walnut Street in East Providence
EAST PROVIDENCE — A century-old home at the corner of Walnut and Cross Streets in East Providence burst into flames late Saturday night, March 2, leaving the structure likely beyond repair but with all those who take up residence in it safe. Video: walnut fire – Broadband According to neighbors and eyewitnesses, the fire broke [...]
Read More →East Providence Fire Department snuffs out smoking-related incident at Goldsmith Manor
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence Fire Department snuffed out a minor blaze late Wednesday night, Jan. 2, at Goldsmith Manor, the high rise building operated by the city housing authority for elderly and disabled tenants. Acting EPFD Chief Oscar Elmasian, who reported the fire at about 10:45 p.m. Wednesday evening, termed the event to [...]
Read More →Updated: Elderly Riverside man dies from serious injuries in East Providence fire
(Updated, Dec. 29, 3:40 p.m.) EAST PROVIDENCE — A 73-year-old man has died at Rhode Island Hospital from injuries suffered after a fire broke out at his home on 114 Providence Ave. in the Riverside section of the city Saturday morning, Dec. 29. Clifford Franke suffered “severe” burns due to the blaze, according to East [...]
Read More →No charges for driver in Grist Mill crash
The driver of a truck that crashed into the Grist Mill last month will not be facing charges, according to a press release issued Friday by the Seekonk Police Department. The release states that an investigation determined there was no evidence that driver of the tractor trailer was speeding or otherwise operating impaired. The investigation [...]
Read More →Fire crews on scene at Bristol Metals
Bristol fire crews are at the scene of a smokey blaze that broke out in a pile of scrap metal at Bristol Metals just before 3 p.m. The location of the fire is in a remote section of the Broadcommon Avenue scrapyard, away from any structures. A backhoe was being used to knock down the [...]
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