Fire at Fall River homeless encampment ends in early morning rescue. What we know so far.
Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon said the victim is homeless and was transported by the city's Emergency Medical Services to Rhode Island Hospital where he is receiving treatment for his injuries.
The city's police department arrived first on scene and quickly identified an active fire under the bridge close to an encampment where homeless people were living, at the same time they discovered a man trapped from safely evacuating.
'The fire was burning between where he was and his means of exiting the encampment,' Bacon said.
He said the fire department was able to extinguish the fire and rescue the man with a ladder.
The cause of the fire is currently being investigated.
This story may be updated to include more information as it becomes available.
This article originally appeared on The Herald News: Homeless man rescued with burns after fire in encampment
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