Three adults and a baby are without a place to live after a fire early Saturday morning ripped through a duplex home in Brookline, Massachusetts.
The Brookline Fire Department responded to the Beaconfield Road home after receiving a 911 call shortly before 9:00 a.m. and found heavy fire in the attic. Authorities say everyone got out safely and no injuries were reported.
"One family is a single person. One family is a couple with an 8-month-old child. Everyone evacuated safely," Colin O'Connell, of Brookline Fire, said.Sign up for NECN newsletters."We know it's accidental. The family was on scene. They were thinking it originated on second floor. They did notice there was some electrical issues and a light odor of smoke," O'Connell added.
Firefighters were able to get the fire under control within 90 minutes, even while battling strong winds and frigid temperatures on top of the heavy flames.
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