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Ruled accidental
PUTNAM — The Putnam Fire Marshal’s Office ruled that a fire that extensively damaged a Mechanics Street home was accidental.
Dec. 11 Putnam Emergency Dispatch received a 911 call from the homeowner at 82 Mechanics St. stating that the house was on fire. The first arriving fire officer reported an active fire on the first-floor exterior wall with smoke coming from the porch and attic eaves.
Firefighters worked quickly to extinguish the blaze, finding fire in the walls, porch roof, and attic of the two-story single-family home.
Members from the Putnam Fire Marshal’s Office were on scene until 3 a.m. found the area of origin to be the chimney which was from the first-floor woodstove. With the chimney being mounted on the exterior of the home, a chimney fire went unnoticed for an unspecified amount of time, eventually igniting nearby combustibles. The fire was noticed when the homeowner could hear crackling and witnessed smoke coming from their bedroom wall.
There were no injuries to civilians or firefighters. Three adults in the home were displaced and are being assisted by the Red Cross.
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