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Four Displaced After House Fire Discovered By Alert Sixth-Grader Breaks Out In Western Mass

A sixth-grader in Western Massachusetts saw something and said something, helping to ensure the safety of families living in a multi-family home where a fire broke out on Friday morning.

Four adults were displaced after a fire broke out in Holyoke.

Four adults were displaced after a fire broke out in Holyoke.

Photo Credit: Holyoke Fire Department
An Allyn Street home suffered extensive damage when a fire broke out in Holyoke.

An Allyn Street home suffered extensive damage when a fire broke out in Holyoke.

Photo Credit: Holyoke Fire Department
An Allyn Street home suffered extensive damage when a fire broke out in Holyoke.

An Allyn Street home suffered extensive damage when a fire broke out in Holyoke.

Photo Credit: Holyoke Fire Department
An Allyn Street home suffered extensive damage when a fire broke out in Holyoke.

An Allyn Street home suffered extensive damage when a fire broke out in Holyoke.

Photo Credit: Holyoke Fire Department
Firefighters at the scene of an Allyn Street fire in Holyoke on Friday, June 11.

Firefighters at the scene of an Allyn Street fire in Holyoke on Friday, June 11.

Photo Credit: Holyoke Fire Department
Firefighters at the scene of an Allyn Street fire in Holyoke on Friday, June 11.

Firefighters at the scene of an Allyn Street fire in Holyoke on Friday, June 11.

Photo Credit: Holyoke Fire Department

The Holyoke Fire Department received an emergency call at 8:18 a.m. on Friday, June 11 after a sixth-grader alerted his mother to a fire at a two-family home on Allyn Street.

Crews were able to knock down and extinguish the fire, which caused extensive damage to the home. Four adults were displaced by the blaze, officials said.

No injuries were reported.

The initial investigation report states that the fire was started by the improper disposal of smoking materials on the porch.

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