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December 11, 2006

Photo: Fire crews battle Providence blaze

Providence firefighters work on a fire at 135 Almy Street. Journal Photo / Mary Murphy

PROVIDENCE -- Firefighters battled a two-alarm blaze at 136 Almy Street in the city's West Side this morning. Three families lost their homes.
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The occupants escaped the three-story home without suffering serious injuries, according to James Taylor, the fire department's chief of communications. A pitbull was briefly trapped in the basement, but later rescued.

The Red Cross has been called in to help the six adults and four children. The building suffered heavy damage, though most of the fire was on the second floor.

The fire department was first called to the scene at 8:09 a.m. The fire was under control at about 8:45 a.m.

Taylor said that one firefighter taken to the hospital with a finger injury.

-- Projo.com staff writer Steve Peoples

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