Apartment fire closes River Street in West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The West Springfield Police and Fire Departments were sent to an apartment fire Thursday morning.
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West Springfield Police Sgt. Joseph LaFrance told 22News that crews were called to 65 River Street at approximately 8:34 a.m. for a reported fire. Upon arrival, there was a small fire in the apartment complex on the second floor, however crews were able to put out the fire quickly.
River Street is closed from Roanoke Avenue to Memorial Avenue.
Lieutenant Tony Spear of the West Springfield Fire Department states that no one was injured, however, two cats died in the fire. The cause of the fire is unknown at this time.
WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com.
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