Pittsfield Man Killed in Car Fire
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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A person suffered life-threatening injuries from a car fire on Wednesday morning that spread to two other vehicles.
Around 8:40 am, a motor vehicle fire was called into 911 at 257-265 East Street or the Livingston apartment building. The car was parked in the parking lot behind the building on 7 Second St.
The Pittsfield Fire Department responded with one engine and arrived at the same time as the Pittsfield Police Department. Upon arrival, they found a person was still in the burning vehicle and was on fire.
"Typically a motor vehicle fires a one-engine response, we responded one engine. They arrived concurrently with Pittsfield police and bystanders explained that there was still a person in the motor vehicle that was on fire," Deputy Fire Chief Daniel Garner reported.
He added that the fire began to spread to surrounding vehicles. Three vehicles in total were damaged.
"So Engine Three firefighters pulled the person from their burning vehicle. At that point, I arrived and I found the fire had spread to other motor vehicles," he said. "I called for more assistance because Engine Three then started medical aid on the victim."
Medical aid then responded, and the person was transported to Berkshire Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.
The section of Second Street that the apartment building is on was closed off for about two hours to make room for emergency vehicles.
Garner confirmed that the fire was in a parked car and was not the result of a crash. At the time, he did not have an update on the victim's condition.
The area of the fire is marked off with barricade tape.
The incident is currently being investigated by the Pittsfield Fire Department’s fire investigation unit, the Pittsfield Police, and Massachusetts Fire Marshal's Office.
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