PITTSFIELD, Mass. Firefighters extinguished a Sunday morning structure fire caused by the careless disposal of smoking materials.
Sunday, Jan. 8, at 7:30 am the Pittsfield Fire Department responded to 1223 North Street, a two-family apartment building, for a possible structure fire.
The 911 call was made by a good samaritan who saw smoke emanating from the building's roof line. The samaritan knocked on the doors and alerted the occupants of the blaze.
E3, E5, E2, Tower-1, and Car2 responded. On arrival, fire was showing from the second-floor windows.
E3 crew attacked the fire, E5 provided water supply, and E2 conducted a primary search of the building to verify all occupants were evacuated. E6 was on scene for RIT (Rapid Intervention Team).
The fire was contained to one room on the second floor, extinguished, and under control in 30 minutes.
There were no civilian or firefighter injuries associated with this fire. Damage estimates are currently not available. No occupants were displaced.
The Department's Fire Investigation Unit investigated the origin and cause. The fire cause was deemed to be the accidental careless disposal of smoking materials.
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