WINTHROP, Mass. — A police officer was injured as firefighters battled a 2-alarm fire on Pauline Street on Wednesday night.
The police officer, who was treated on scene, suffered injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening. He has since been released from the hospital.
Animals were rescued from the house.
Police asked motorists to avoid Pauline Street from Walden to Pleasant and the area of Wheelock and Waldemar.
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