Saturday, January 10, 2015

Five people displaced by house fire in Newport, R.I. The fire started in the kitchen.

Five people displaced by house fire in Newport, R.I.  The fire started in the kitchen. 



NEWPORT, R.I. – Five people were displaced Friday night when a fire broke out shortly after 7:30 p.m. at their three-family house.

The first started in the first-floor kitchen at 12 Hasley St. and spread to the second floor, Fire Deputy Chief Wayne Beebe said Saturday.

 All of the occupants escaped uninjured, he said.

The Red Cross provided assistance to the displaced residents, Beebe said.
The fire is under investigation by the state Fire Marshal.