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Friday Afternoon Fire Destroys Cheshire Barn

The building is a total loss but firefighters were able to prevent the flames from reaching another nearby barn and the house at Stoney Brook Farm.

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Monterey Man Arrested in Suspicious Fire

State Police, Monterey Police, and other officials are searching for John Rohane, 60, following a suspicious fire early Wednesday morning at his home on Main Road.

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Adams Home Gutted by Early Morning Fire

An early morning fire on Richmond Lane gutted a single-family home Thursday.

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Great Barrington Fire, Police Respond to Chimney Fire

Firefighters made quick work of a chimney fire on Tuesday afternoon and two police officers aided the occupant in escaping the building.

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Saturday Night Fire in Pittsfield Turns Fatal

4 Engine companies, a ladder company and Deputy Chief responded.

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Pittsfield Firefighters Knock Down Morningside Blaze

The Fire Department knocked down a two-alarm blaze in the Morningside neighborhood in less than an hour on Friday.

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Wagon Wheel Inn Fire Still Under Investigation

The Friday morning fire that gutted the Wagon Wheel Inn is still under investigation, and several people who were living at the motel have moved to another one.

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North Adams Structure Fire Escalates to All-Call Freezing Temperatures

While the property was determined to be unoccupied, the extreme cold caused water applied by crews to freeze.

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Pittsfield Firefighters Contain North St. Blaze

There were no reported civilian or firefighter injuries. Fire damage was limited to the exterior of the building and mild smoke damage to the first-floor unit of 664 North.

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Two Dead in Fatal North Adams Fire

Two people died in Monday morning's fire on Francis Avenue.

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UPDATE: Blaze at DA's Home; One Minor Injury Reported

Firefighters were called to a structure fire at the home of Berkshire District Attorney Timothy Shugrue early Wednesday evening.

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Pittsfield Firefighters Knock Down House Fire

Firefighters were able to knock down a blaze in an unoccupied house at 58 Valentine Road on Wednesday.

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Man Charged in Pittsfield Fire That Killed Cat

A 23-year-old man has been charged for an early morning structure fire that killed a family cat.

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Pittsfield Firefighters Douse Blaze in Wealthy Avenue Home

Firefighters quickly doused blaze in a single-family home on Wealthy Avenue late Tuesday afternoon.

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Pittsfield Shed Fire Caused by Battery 'Thermal Runaway'

A shed on West Housatonic Street burned up on Wednesday evening when a battery overheated.

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Early Morning North Adams Apartment Fire Forces Families to Flee

A structure fire in the middle of the night Saturday forced at least three families from their homes on River Street.

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Adams Mill Fire Investigation Continues, Violations Found

Following their examination of the scene, Chief Pansecchi and code compliance officers from the Department of Fire Services identified several violations of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Fire Safety Code.

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Truck Crashes Into Pittsfield's Samel's Deli

A two-vehicle crash resulted in a pickup truck crashing through the front of an Elm Street eatery Wednesday morning.

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Pittsfield Firefighters Respond to Two-Alarm Structure Fire on First Street

No civilian or firefighter injuries were reported.

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Pittsfield Apartment Fire Displaces Residents, Under Investigation

No civilians or firefighters were injured in the incident.

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North Adams Police Chase Shooting Incident; Firefighters Tackle Blaze

As firefighters brought a structure fire on Pleasant Street under control, police were trying to pin down reports of a drive-by shooting near City Hall.

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Fire at Vacant Adams Mill Under Investigation

Approximately 22 agencies and 100 responders assisted at the scene after a second alarm was requested.

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Structure Fire in Adams Closes Schools, Calls in Mutual Aid

At least eight fire companies responded to a Wednesday morning a structure fire in the old MacDermid Graphics building.

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Pittsfield Fire Investigating Cause of Dalton Avenue Blaze

Multiple people driving by the structure at 206 Dalton called 911 report heavy flames coming from the front of the building, according to Deputy Fire Chief Neil Myers.

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4-Year-Old Child Dies in North Adams Duplex Fire

Two members of the family, an adult and a minor, sustained serious injuries; two members of the family, an adult and a minor, sustained minor injuries; and one four-year old child died inside the residence.

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Adams Firefighters Stop Fire in Home's Wall

Firefighters were called out Friday afternoon to deal with a smoking wall in a duplex on West Street.

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Lenox Fire Douses Garage Blaze, Cause Under Investigation

Firefighters made swift work of a garage fire that could have turned into a conflagration on Friday morning.

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Five People Displaced by Pittsfield Fire

Five people were displaced and one taken to the hospital from a fire on Alcove Street on Friday.

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Fire Damages First Street Multifamily Home in Pittsfield

The blaze, which broke out around 1 a.m. at 233 First Street, is being investigated by the Pittsfield Fire Department, Pittsfield Police, and the State Fire Marshal's Office.

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Pittsfield Basement Fire Displaces Residents, Claims Pet Birds

Firefighters arrived to find thick smoke pouring from the front door and flames visible through a first-floor window

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Pittsfield Firefighters Contain Structure Fire on Dawes Ave.

No injuries were reported, and the cause remains under investigation by the Pittsfield Fire Department's Fire Investigation Unit.

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Pittsfield Firefighters Contain Structure Fire on Holmes Road

The Pittsfield Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 120 Holmes Road on Jan. 20 at 4:57 p.m. after multiple 911 calls reported smoke coming from the eaves of the building.

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Stamford Man Facing Arson Charge

A local man is facing arson and fraud charges related to a fire at his Mill Road home last week.

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Pittsfield Firefighters Battle Structure Fire, Brushfire

Both scenes were under control within 60-90 minutes. At this time there are no reported injuries.

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Historic North Adams Home Destroyed by Fire

Firefighters from four communities struggled with water issues as they spent hours trying to douse a blaze in a 250-year-old multi-family structure on Massachusetts Avenue.

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UPDATE: Victims in Labor Day Weekend Motorcycle Crashes Identified

On Sunday evening, a fatal collision occurred between a motorcycle traveling in the Eastbound lane of Route 7 and Route 8 Connector Road in Lanesborough.

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Pittsfield Officer Recognized for Saving Lives from Fire

Doyle was on patrol Saturday when he noticed smoke coming from a residential area east of downtown around 1 a.m.

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Morningside Fire Displaces All Tenants

It is believed a cat succumbed to the fire.

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Pittsfield Officer Helps Occupants Flee Early A.M. Fire

The Fire Department is crediting a patrol officer in saving the occupants of a Third Street home from a fire.

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Pittsfield Fire Displaces Five, Injures Firefighters

An attic fire that scorched the top portion of a duplex early Monday morning displaced five residents and injured two firefighters.

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Adams Firefighters Douse Blaze in Former Dance Studio

Firefighters were working in difficult conditions — hot muggy weather in the 90s and a torrential rainstorm that turned Commercial Street into a river right after the call came in.

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Pittsfield Woman Dies After Being Rescued From Structure Fire

The woman who was rescued when her home caught fire on Monday has died.

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Pittsfield Firefighters Rescue Woman From Burning Home

Two search teams had to work through a hoarding situation inside the single-family home at 1 Marlboro after the blaze was called in at about 6:45 p.m.