Crime & Safety
Family Displaced Following Basement Fire At East Providence Home
The two residents and their pets were able to get out of the home safely.

EAST PROVIDENCE, RI — A family has been displaced following a basement fire at their East Providence home Sunday evening, reported WPRI.
Firefighters responded to the home on Lantern Lane in Riverside at approximately 7:30 p.m.
The two residents of the home and their dog were able to escape the home safely and firefighters rescued two cats.
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The cause of the fire remains under investigation and no injuries have been reported.
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