SPRINGFIELD, MASS. (WHDH) - A child playing with a lighter started a fire that ripped through a home in Springfield on Tuesday, displacing two adults and three kids, officials said.
Firefighters responding to a structure fire in a single-family home on Ambrose Street around 1 p.m. found a heavy fire that had engulfed the front porch and inside of the house, according to the Springfield Fire Department.
The fire was quickly knocked down but it caused an estimated $100,000 in damage, officials said. The siding was also melted off a neighboring home.
Arson investigators and a bomb squad were called to the scene and determined the blaze was caused by a child who had gotten their hands on a lighter.
There were no reported injuries.
The Red Cross is assisting those who were displaced.
(Copyright (c) 2024 Sunbeam Television. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)