Crime & Safety
Firefighter Injured Battling House Fire In Smithfield: Report
The fire started around 7 p.m. Sunday, in the boiler room of a home on Putnam Pike, Smithfield fire officials say.
SMITHFIELD, RI — A firefighter was reportedly injured Sunday night while battling a house fire in Smithfield.
The fire started around 7 p.m. in the boiler room of a home on Putnam Pike, WPRI 12 reported. According to the television station, the fire was extinguished before it spread to the rest of the home, but a firefighter had to be taken to Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence.
For more on this story, read WPRI 12.
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