14 displaced by fire at multi-family Pawtucket home

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WPRI) — Three families were forced from their homes after a fire broke out Monday afternoon in Pawtucket.

Firefighters responding to 75 Fountain St. just after 12 p.m. were met with heavy smoke and flames coming from the front of the multi-family home. Battalion Chief Michael Polacek said crews were on scene within minutes of getting the call, but the home was already engulfed.

“You couldn’t see across the street,” Polacek told 12 News…

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