Crime & Safety
Coventry: Adult & Child Killed In Fire Friday
Fire Chief Frank Brown confirmed two people have died.
COVENTRY, RI—Fire District Chief Frank Brown confirmed two people have died in a house fire on Colonial Road on Friday night. The first alarm appears to have been sounded around 6:35 p.m., police said. It went to two alarms and has been put out.
Brown said he could not give details except to say the fire is under investigation.
Coventry police said the fire department found the house, which is at 22 Colonial Road, "well involved" when they arrived. An adult and a child are confirmed dead, police said.
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Johnson Boulevard and Colonial Road were closed to through traffic during the fire, police said.
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Updated Story: Coventry Police Release Names Of Fire Victims
Coventry RI: 22 Colonial Road. Report of a structure fire. Possible occupants in the house
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Coventry apparatus on scene of a 2nd Alarm on Colonial Road pic.twitter.com/asc4WeseUf
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