First responders rescue family and numerous pets from Middletown flames
At least one person was injured, and several pets were rescued by first responders during a house fire in Middletown Tuesday evening.
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Feb 17, 2021, 12:24 PM
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13h agoTwo people were injured, and several pets were rescued by first responders
during a house fire in Middletown Tuesday evening.
Officials say flames broke
out at 78 Watkins Ave.
around 8:30 p.m.
The fire is believed to have started behind
a stove in the basement. It
took crews about an hour to put the fire out.
Investigators believe the fire was electrical, but won’t make a
final determination until insurance companies
investigate.
Total of eight people lived
in the house. Two residents went to the hospital
for smoke inhalation.
No firefighters
were hurt.
Two dogs and a ferret were
rescued from the basement.
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