Man, Dog Rescued From Balcony In Western Mass Apartment Fire

Firefighters in Hampden County plucked a man and his dog from their balcony after a fire broke out in a Chicopee apartment on a rainy Sunday morning, July 2, officials said.

Chicopee firefighters used a 35-foot ladder to rescue a man and his dog from a third-story balcony on Sunday morning, July 2.
Photo Credit: *Chicopee Fire Department*

Josh Lanier

07/02/2023 2:55 p.m.

Fire crews were called to Chicopee Housing Authority apartments on Britton Street around 4:45 a.m., Chicopee fire authorities said.

Firefighters found a man and his dog trapped on a third-story balcony of the building and used a 35-foot ladder to rescue them from the flames.

No other injuries were reported, but the fire displaced 10 people.

Firefighters are investigating what sparked the blaze.

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