SPENCER, Mass. — Crews encountered exploding fireworks and icy conditions at a fire that destroyed two homes in Massachusetts.
“Unfortunately two of our families from town lost everything tonight and a third had damage to their home,” Spencer Fire & Emergency Services posted to Facebook. “Despite the very frigid conditions firefighters from several communities tried their best to save the two exposures.”
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Nobody was home when the fire started and no injuries were reported from the fire, according to CBS News Boston.
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Spencer Fire Chief Robert Parsons said that two firefighters fell through the ice while trying to get water from a nearby pond because there were no hydrants in the area.
They were not hurt.
Pictures and video from the scene showed intense flames fed by a propane tank in the basement, as well as fireworks exploding in the air.
The cause of the fire is not known at this time.
@wbztv Fireworks exploded from a home during a fire that destroyed two houses in in Spencer, Massachusetts on Sunday. No injuries were reported from the fire, but Spencer Fire Chief Robert Parsons said that two firefighters fell through the ice while trying to get water from nearby Thompson pond because there are no hydrants in the area. They were not hurt. #fyp #massachusetts #fireworks #spencerma ♬ original sound - WBZ-TV
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