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WATCH: Bodycam Footage Released From Firefighters Battling South Kingstown House Fire
See an up close look at what firefighters were dealing with when battling a massive fire at a multi-family home in South Kingstown.

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, RI — Firefighters from the Union Fire District of South Kingstown released body camera footage of the massive fire they battled on Monday afternoon at a multi-family home.
See bodycam footage from the fire here.
The fire started just before 1 p.m. at a home on Amos Street. Fire Chief Steven Pinch said firefighters arrived within minutes and found heavy flames coming from the third floor. Pinch said everyone inside the home escaped before firefighters arrived.
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Fire officials then struck a second alarm, leading to crews from Narragansett, North Kingstown, Richmond, Exeter, Hope Valley, and Charlestown coming to assist. According to Pinch, the crews had the fire extinguished quickly and kept it from spreading to other parts of the home. The house sustained significant damage.
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The fire affected three families who lived in the multi-family home. A neighbor set up a GoFundMe campaign to help the families.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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