Crime & Safety
Fire Destroys Warren Home On Circuit Drive
No reported injuries after fire and smoke climbed high in the sky late Monday morning.
WARREN, RI — A Monday morning fire destroyed a Circuit Drive house in Warren. WJAR-TV reported that no one was injured the in the blaze that reduced the home to rubble within hours.
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No injuries reported at this structure fire on Circuit Drive in Warren, RI pic.twitter.com/HeiGz7QbqF
— Peter Jasinski (@PeterJasinski53) August 12, 2019
WPRI-TV reported that due to limited hydrant access, tanker trucks hauled in water.
"With a fire this size and an area with no fire hydrants, multiple mutual aid tankers are required to respond to the scene," the assisting Tiverton Fire Department posted on its Facebook page.
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JUST IN: video from the scene of a structure fire in Warren. Still going strong an hour into burning. Photog @RyWelchy is there. @Stevenielsen is on his way. He’ll have the latest at noon on @wpri12. #wpri pic.twitter.com/WdpIF0fxhF
— Erica Ricci (@RicciReports) August 12, 2019
The fire was reported around 11 a.m. While reports said it appeared the bulk of the flames were extinguished within the hour, smoke remained billowing from the structure and two adjacent cars.
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