A Westfield firefighter sprays water on a Meadow Street house fire Jan. 3, 2020. (Photo by Hope E. Tremblay
A firefighter climbs down a ladder after venting the attic from this home on Meadow Street. (Photo by Hope E. Tremblay)
WESTFIELD -Two people were displaced Jan. 3 when a fire tore through their Meadow Street home.
The house, located a few feet from Rally’s Bar at the corner of Meadow and Dubois streets, caught fire around 4:30 p.m. Friday. A firefighter at the scene said two people escaped without injury but a pet dog did not survive.
Westfield Fire and Police responded to the blaze at the two-story house and blocked traffic in both directions on Meadow Street.
Onlookers gathered across the street to watch the fire.
Firefighters contained the blaze and vented the attic where smoke continued to pour out after the flames were knocked down.
Smoke pours out of the attic of this Meadow Street house Jab. 3, 2020. (Photo by Hope E. Tremblay)
Firefighters on the scene of a house fire on Meadow Street Jan. 3. (Photo by Hope E. Tremblay)
