DRACUT, MASS. (WHDH) - A deputy fire chief was driving in Dracut on Friday when he noticed a column of smoke rising out of a home on Donohue Road and he called for backup.
Crews were called to the multi-alarm blaze around 2:10 p.m. and found the home almost fully engulfed, according to a release issued by the department. Despite windy conditions, the fire was brought under control shortly before 4 p.m.
“Wind picked up and blew the fire right into the rear side of this house,” Deputy Chief Mackey said. “The whole deck was involved at this point including a propane tank grill propane tank was engulfed eventually the relief valve like go popped and the whole tank basically fed the fire propane fed the fire.”
One man was home at the time, running in and out of the house to rescue pets. He saved two of his family’s dogs.
“He was worried about that third dog and eventually I had to stop him from going in,” Mackey said.
The dog lost its life in the fire and that resident was transported to a local hospital for evaluation.
The family who lived in the home was displaced, and the American Red Cross of Massachusetts was notified.
The Dracut Fire Investigation Unit and the State Police Fire & Explosion Investigation Unit assigned to the State Fire Marshal’s Office are investigating the cause of the fire.
No further details were released.
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