WESTFIELD–An early morning fire leaves one person without a home Friday.
The fire happened at 24 Meadow St., around 1:40 a.m. The blaze began inside a shed behind the home, then moved to a nearby tree before catching the home on fire. Fire personnel worked until about 4 a.m. to put out the fire. One person was displaced, but no people were injured. The street was closed until about 5 a.m. The origin of the fire is unknown, but is considered suspicious.
Emergency services personnel outside the 24 Meadow St. address where the fire took place early Friday morning. (Photo submitted by Kathleen Harrington)
During the fire, two propane tanks reportedly exploded in the shed, according to Westfield Fire Department Capt. Paul Lentini.
The home is reportedly considered a total loss, according to our media partner WWLP.
Additional resources also responded from West Springfield and Holyoke, but were used to cover the fire stations, Lentini said.
“We got such a response because the houses are so close together, so the fire needs to be put down very quickly,” Westfield Police Capt. Michael McCabe, said.
McCabe said that the fire was suspicious, but there was no other information available on its origins beyond that.
The State Fire Marshal, Westfield Fire Department and Westfield Police Department are all investigating the blaze. Lentini said that the property will be under the fire department’s control until the investigation is over.
