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July 9, 2007

Fire in Federal Hill building displaces residents

PROVIDENCE -- The cause of a fire in a three-story building on Federal Hill today is under investigation, but it began in an apartment that contained religious shrines with burning candles, according to Deputy Assistant Fire Chief J. Curtis Varone.

The multi-family, wood-frame building, at the corner of Penn and Knight streets, contained businesses on the ground floor, including Los Mocanitos market.

The apartment where the fire began is part of an attached, single-floor extension. It was heavily damaged.

No one was injured.

There are four apartments in the main three-floor building. The three-story portion also took damage and the market took smoke and water damage. It's closed.

The fire went to a second alarm at 12:05 p.m. and was brought under control at 12:23 p.m., said James Taylor, chief of communications for the Fire Department. The Red Cross was there to help five adults and three children displaced by the fire.

A second alarm means the department sent additional equipment, vehicles and personnel.

Ramon Jimenez, owner of the first-floor market, smelled smoke and called the fire department.

Other people were in the building and got out safely. One couple carried out a kitten.

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney, with reports from Journal staff writer Gregory Smith and Journal photographer Andrew Dickerman

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