ROCKLAND, Mass. — Three people including two firefighters were sent to the hospital after a large fire displaced nearly a dozen residents and charred a multi-family house in Rockland on Saturday.
The conditions of the resident and two firefighters were not immediately known. Several pets including a cat, dog, lizards, several birds and fish were rescued from the blaze.
The Rockland fire happened hours after an elderly woman died in a fire in Stoughton early Saturday morning.
The fire broke out at 91 Pacific St. in Rockland around 1:15 p.m. Saturday in a residential area of the town.
A woman living on the first floor tells me a number of pets were saved from this home, including a cat, dog, lizards, several birds and fish. @boston25 pic.twitter.com/PHFBY2MPmI
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Details on the cause of the fire were not available.
Flames were seen billowing out of the second- and third-floors of the multi-family house, as a thick plume of black smoke lifted into the air.
The fire went to 3 alarms by 1:45 p.m., Rockland Fire said in a tweet.
Several neighboring towns including Brockton responded to provide mutual aid to Rockland.
The American Red Cross says it is responding to the fire to assist displaced residents, including six adults and four children.
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