Quincy firefighters extinguished two house fires within hours of each other on Saturday.
Firefighters were called to the first fire at 35 California Ave. in West Quincy just after 7 a.m. after there were multiple 911 calls reporting a house fire, interim Fire Chief Gary Smyth said. Firefighters arrived to find a two-and-a-half story, wood-frame duplex with heavy fire showing from the rear exterior, extending into the interior of the first and second floors.
Just before firefighters arrived on scene, a propane tank attached to a gas grill on the rear deck exploded while the deck was on fire. The explosion sent the grill hurtling over the rear fence and into a nearby park…