Update: Youth charged in 1 of 3 overnight arson fires
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Providence Journal photo / Frieda Squires A fire at this house at 26 Wilson St., Providence, appears to have been set.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A 15-year-old Providence youth has been referred to family court on second-degree arson charges in connection to a garage fire at 25 Croyland Rd. Monday night, the police said. Providence firefighters battled four fires within six hours Monday night into Tuesday morning, three of which have been ruled arson, said City Fire Marshal Anthony J. Di Giulio. All fires were minor and are not believed to be connected to each other, Di Giulio said. Investigators are still reviewing if they are connected to past suspicious fires remains, the marshal said. Two firefighters sustained minor injuries in one of the fires. They were treated at a local hospital, fire officials said. The most damaging of the fires broke out Monday night at 26 Wilson St. in the West End, said Fire Battalion Chief Joseph Desmarais. When firefighters arrived, they found heavy fire on the second and third floors of the vacant three-story wood-frame building. "It was going real well," Desmarais said. Firefighters were able to contain the fire and brought it under control within about an hour. The fire -- which has been ruled arson -- caused extensive damage to the top two floors, Desmarais said. That fire was the middle of three that broke out in a short period of time, Desmarais said. A fire at Veazie and O'Neil streets in the Wanskuck neighborhood was reported at 11:07 p.m., the Wilson Street fire at 11:27 p.m. and the fire at 25 Croyland Rd. at 12:42 a.m., Desmarais said. At 11:07 p.m., firefighters responded to a fire at Veazie and O'Neil streets in the Wanskuck neighborhood. At 11:27 p.m., firefighters were called to Wilson Street, and at 12:42 a.m., they responded to the 25 Croyland Roadfire, Desmarais said. The two firefighters who were injured had responded to the Veazie Street fire, which investigators have also ruled as arson, according to Deputy Asst. Fire Chief Paul Thomas. The person who reported the fire said someone had ran from the fire, Thomas said. That fire remains under investigation, Di Giulio said. Crews believe the fire was at 286 Veazie St., but one of the numbers on the vacant building had fallen off so the correct address was difficult to determine. One of the firefighters sustained a back injury and the other a foot injury, Thomas said. The fire was under control quickly, Thomas said. The fire at 25 Croyland Road broke out in a multiple-bay garage behind a vacant three-story wood-frame building, Desmarais said. The garage was fully involved with fire when crews arrived, and most of the siding on the back of the triple-decker was melted by the heat of the blaze, he said. Earlier Monday night, around 7:30 p.m., crews responded to a fire at 206 Sackett St.. The residents escaped unharmed, Desmarais said. The fire caused moderate damage to the second-floor porch, but residents were able to return to the building, he said. That fire has been deemed accidental, Di Giulio said. Monday morning, crews also responded to a fire at 40 Spokane St. in the Charles neighborhood. Details about that fire were not readily available. This story was originally published at 9:27 a.m. and updated at 9:58 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. 
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Aren't these the same bum firefighters who do nothing but plan for ways to avoid working everyday that everyones been crying about?!? These guys get hurt, they die for us and yet they are the first we turn our backs on when it comes to our wallets.
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Hey "TheDeal",
1. Are we supposed to impressed because the firefighers worked last night? We're all working hard, buddy.
2. Who said they avoid working?!? We just say they make too much money and have too many benefits. Don't put words in our mouth.
3. Yes, they got hurt. That is a risk of the job they took. It is still less risky than many, many other jobs, especially any job that involved driving (sales rep, delivery person, truck driver, taxi cab driver.) My father was a construction worker all his life. I watched him cut himself so bad, there was blood everywhere. He bandaged up, returned to working, never complained about it. We went home and he never mentioned it to my mother until she noticed the bandage. I saw him have his teeth knocked out. I saw him fall off a ladder. And on and on. He never left on disability. He never complained about it. It was his job and he did it.
4. Do a firefighter die last night in Providence? I must have missed that report. Being dramatic and inaccurate doesn't help your cause. If you want drama, talk about all of the people losing their homes because of mortgages and high property taxes.
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What Steve doesn't say is that he doesn't have the stones to go into one burning building, nevermind four in one night. But he has no problem criticizing those who do. What a man.
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Lack of discipline in our public schools. The politically correct respone...it wasn't the teenagers fault.
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EMT: Thank you for your thoughtful analysis. Thanks to your intelligent contribution to this discussion, I now see the error of my ways. The Providence firefighters deserve to be over-paid and receive absurdly expensive benefits. Thank you. Thank you.
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