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October 15, 2007

Update: 2 Providence firefighters slightly hurt

Journal photo / Steve Szydlowski
Smoke comes out of the house in the West End. The fire was brought under control quickly.

PROVIDENCE -- A fire of unknown origin damaged a three-family tenement house at 31 Burnett St. in the West End this afternoon, Fire Department Battalion Chief James Mirza reported.

While combating the blaze, two firefighters suffered minor injuries such as a sprain or a strain, he said.

Firefighters were dispatched to the scene shortly before 1:30 p.m., and the fire was pronounced under control at 2 p.m. No tenants were home at the time.

Mirza said the blaze began on the third floor, at the rear, and that the cause is under investigation. Due to the dry windy weather, firefighters initially were concerned about protecting an adjacent house, but Mirza said it turned out that no particular precautions were necessary to prevent the fire from spreading.

Flames did significant damage to the third floor and there was smoke and water damage on the lower floors of the house, which for now is not habitable, according to Mirza.

-- Journal staff writer Gregory Smith

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