Fire Completely Destroys Home in Burrillville, Rhode Island
I drove past Steere Street that Sunday afternoon, and even from a distance, you could feel the heat. The air smelled like burnt wood and engine oil — that sharp, heavy mix you never forget after a fire. Around 2 p.m., flames broke out inside a garage at 124 Steere Street in Harrisville. Within minutes, the entire home was engulfed.
Fire crews from every part of town rushed in, hoses snaking across the road, water spraying into thick black smoke. It didn’t take long for Chief Marcel Fontenault to call a second alarm. That’s how quickly it grew — one moment it was a car fire, the next it was a full-blown house blaze.
The family of three inside had barely enough time to get out. They lost almost everything, including the car parked in the garage. By evening, firefighters were still on the scene, watching for stubborn hotspots. The single-story ranch, built back in 1953, was described by Fontenault as “pretty much destroyed.”…