Witness: Grandmother helps boys escape burning home, gets stuck inside
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WLNE) — A woman who witnessed a fire rip through a Pawtucket home told ABC 6 News that a grandmother helped her two sleeping grandsons to safety, but was trapped inside.
The fire started just after 9 a.m. Wednesday on Ballston Avenue.
Pawtucket police said that one of the boys, who’s 12 years old, and the grandmother, 71, were taken to the hospital for treatment. The 71-year-old is in serious condition.
The witness said that the boys’ grandmother was trapped inside for about 40 minutes before firefighters cut a hole in the roof to rescue her.
The flames burned through the third-floor home, charring the outside. No further information was immediately released.
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This photo shows flames bursting out of a Pawtucket home, Wednesday Aug. 10, 2022. (Gwendolen McGlinchey)
This photo shows flames bursting out of a Pawtucket home, Wednesday Aug. 10, 2022. (Gwendolen McGlinchey)
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This photo shows flames bursting out of a Pawtucket home, Wednesday Aug. 10, 2022. (Gwendolen McGlinchey)
This photo shows flames bursting out of a Pawtucket home, Wednesday Aug. 10, 2022. (Gwendolen McGlinchey)
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This photo shows flames bursting out of a Pawtucket home, Wednesday Aug. 10, 2022. (Gwendolen McGlinchey)
This photo shows flames bursting out of a Pawtucket home, Wednesday Aug. 10, 2022. (Gwendolen McGlinchey)
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This photo shows two boys climbing out of a burning Pawtucket home, Wednesday Aug. 10, 2022. (Gwendolen McGlinchey)
This photo shows two boys climbing out of a burning Pawtucket home, Wednesday Aug. 10, 2022. (Gwendolen McGlinchey)
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This photo shows the scene of a house fire in Pawtucket, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. (WLNE)
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This photo shows the scene of a house fire in Pawtucket, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. (WLNE)
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This photo shows the scene of a house fire in Pawtucket, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. (WLNE)
