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Pet snake enclosure sparks fire inside Massachusetts home
A fire at a home in Whitman, Massachusetts started in a pet snake enclosure, fire investigators said. It happened around 10:45 p.m. on Sunday at a 2-story house on Morgan Road. Everyone in the home was able to safely escape without injury. The residents told firefighters that the flames started in a second-floor bedroom. Whitman firefighters brought a hose through the front door and up the stairs, where they found a small fire in a pet snake's enclosure. Whitman Fire Chief Timothy Clancy said the fire was extinguished "swiftly" and did not spread to any other rooms. Once the fire was out, a python was found alive in the room. Firefighters removed it from the house and returned the snake to its owners. The Whitman Board of Health, electrical inspector, and Massachusetts State Police all responded to the home to investigate the fire. Inspectors found that the home had working smoke detectors. Once the residents smelled smoke, they found the fire upstairs. When they were unable to extinguish the fire on their own, the residents closed the bedroom door and went outside. "I would like to thank everyone who helped respond to this incident and commend them for their professionalism," Clancy said. "We're glad that no one was hurt as a result of this fire, including the pet snake. We were able to quickly put out the flames before they spread elsewhere throughout the house, preventing further damage to the property, which is always good news."
Yahoo
14-07-2025
- Yahoo
Five Western Mass. teens arrested after stolen car crashes with two others on I-91
Five Western Massachusetts teens were arrested Saturday after a car chase between police and a stolen car ended with the stolen car crashing with two others on I-91 in West Springfield, Holyoke police announced Monday. The car chase began after a Holyoke police sergeant noticed a car that had been reported stolen driving around the city with five people inside, Holyoke police said in a press release. The sergeant tried to pull over the stolen car as it went into the Holyoke Mall parking lot, but the driver accelerated and crashed through two wooden barriers around a construction zone. The stolen car continued onto I-91 south and tried to get off at an exit, but it collided with another vehicle, which led to a third vehicle being struck, police said. All five people in the stolen car ran into the woods following the crash. The sergeant checked on the people in the other two vehicles and then began searching for the suspects, police said. West Springfield police and Massachusetts State Police troopers and the State Police Air Wing responded to the scene to aid in the search. West Springfield police located all five of the suspects: an 18-year-old Chicopee man, a male 17-year-old from Holyoke, a 15-year-old Springfield girl, a 14-year-old Pittsfield girl and a 24-year-old Springfield woman, police said. They arrested the 17-year-old, 15-year-old and 14-year-old, who declined a medical evaluation, and the 18-year-old and 24-year-old were taken to Baystate Medical Center with injuries but are being charged with receiving a stolen vehicle. The investigation into the incident indicated that the 17-year-old was driving the stolen car during the car chase, police said. Holyoke police did not identify any of the suspects. Worcester man killed in shooting enjoyed 'thrill that nature had to offer' Gravestone plaques removed at Newburyport cemetery in apparent vandalism Man accused of pulling woman out of her car during carjacking at Mass. Dairy Queen Tewksbury man arrested in connection with firing gun during argument outside McDonald's Teen shot market owner in the head. Mass. officials believes he's changed Read the original article on MassLive.
