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2 firefighters injured in Central Falls blaze

12:23 PM Wed, Aug 20, 2008 |
Brandie Jefferson    Email

A fire this morning in Central Falls injured two firefighters and took six hours to extinguish.

The fire, at 53 Hendricks Street, was called in at 10:05 a.m. Firefighters were on scene until 4 a.m., according to Chief Rene Coutu. He said that firefighters do not believe the house was occupied when the fire broke out.

One injured firefighter was treated on the scene. The other was taken to the hospital with cuts.

The fire is under investigation.

-- projo.com staff writer Brandie M. Jefferson

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