Crime & Safety
79-Year-Old Man Dies After North Smithfield House Fire
The fire broke out at a home on Old Pound Hill Road early Thursday morning.
NORTH SMITHFIELD, RI — A 79-year-old man has died from his injuries sustained in a three-alarm house fire that broke out in North Smithfield Thursday morning, reported ABC6 News.
Fire officials from multiple communities responded to the home on Old Pound Hill Road around 4 a.m. and found the home fully engulfed in flames.
Two other people who were inside at the home were able to get out unharmed.
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According to Fire Chief David Chartier, crews struggled to get the fire under control due to a lack of water in the area.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation
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