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February 28, 2008

Early-morning fire damages Providence home

PROVIDENCE -- A fire that apparently began in a third-floor ceiling light fixture routed five adults and four children from their tenement house at 70-72 Spicer St., Washington Park, early this morning, the Fire Department reported.

Assistant Fire Chief Michael J. Dillon said the apparent electrical fire resulted in smoke and water damage to the third-floor apartment, leaving that unit uninhabitable.

But firefighters spread out salvage covers on the furniture and appliances in the second-floor apartment, and if the house’s electrical service is maintained, the first- and second-floor tenants will be able to stay there, he said. The occupants, he noted, declined assistance with temporary shelter.

The fire was called in at 3:50 a.m. and firefighters were on the scene for about one hour.

-- Journal staff writer Gregory Smith

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