LOCAL 648
Springfield firefighters injured in blaze, home badly damaged
Posted On: Jul 19, 2020

Springfield firefighters injured in blaze, home badly damaged

Springfield firefighters in blaze on Plainfield Street

Two Springfield firefighters were injured while fighting this blaze at 588 Plainfield St. Saturday night. (Springfield Fire Department photo)

SPRINGFIELD – A home was badly damaged and two firefighters were injured in a blaze in the Brightwood section of the city.

The fire was reported at about 11 p.m. at 558 Plainfield St. When firefighters arrived flames were visible on the second floor of the home and quickly spread to the roof, Fire Capt. Drew Piemonte said.

The residents escaped from the fire but two firefighters were injured while fighting the blaze, he said.

Piemonte did not say how many people were displaced.

The fire is believed to have started on the second floor and went to two alarms. The cause is being investigated by the department’s Arson and Bomb Squad, he said.


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IAFF Local 648
33 Eastland St.
Springfield, MA
 

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