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News Breaking News Homeowner Heroically Puts Out Basement Blaze Before Fire Crews Reach Scene

Homeowner Heroically Puts Out Basement Blaze Before Fire Crews Reach Scene

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March 21, 2026 | Whately, MA

A homeowner quickly extinguished a small fire in the basement of a residence at 149 Haydenville Road in Whately, Massachusetts, before fire department personnel arrived on scene. The incident, reported on March 21 at approximately 7:37 p.m., left smoke conditions throughout the house, according to dispatch reports from the 1st Responder Wireless News Dispatch team, a division of Belsito Communications Inc.

Fire Department On Scene w/ a small fire in the Basement extinguished by the homeowner on arrival of the fire Department; smoke Condition present throughout the house.Homeowner Heroically Puts Out Basement Blaze Before Fire Crews Reach Scene

No injuries were reported in the minor fire.

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