LINCOLN, R.I. (WPRI) — Two turtles are safe after the heater in their tank caught fire Thursday afternoon.
Limerock Fire Capt. David Bethel told 12 News firefighters were called to an apartment building off Wake Robin Road after a neighbor reported smelling smoke.
Bethel said firefighters had to force their way into the apartment since no one was home at the time.
The firefighters searched the apartment for the source of the smoke and eventually discovered it was coming from a heater in a glass tank…