ATTLEBORO — The Attleboro Fire Department battled an attic fire inside a two-story family home on Zoar Avenue on Friday afternoon.
On Friday, March 6, at approximately 5 p.m., a 911 call reported that smoke was coming from the attic of a home at 65 Zoar Ave. Firefighters arrived a short time later to find heavy smoke and fire coming from the attic of a single-family home.
A resident was able to evacuate on his own power and got his pets out of the house.
Firefighters found fire throughout the home, stretched three hose lines into the home and used a ladder pipe to attack the fire, knocking down the bulk of the flames.
Solar panels on the home’s roof made it impossible for firefighters to cut a hole in the roof to vent the fire. The closest fire hydrant to the scene was approximately 800 feet away, so firefighters had to stretch approximately 800 feet of large diameter hose and then call in an extra fire engine to help boost water pressure.
The fire was under control by about 5:40 p.m. There were no reported injuries.
Fire damage was contained to the home’s attic, but there was extensive smoke and water damage to the second floor.
Three residents were displaced.
Firefighters from Pawtucket, R.I., provided mutual aid at the scene, and firefighters from Seekonk and Norton covered Attleboro fire stations.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Attleboro Fire Department Fire Investigation Unit.
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