No one was in the apartment when the fire started.
10-5-10 - Springfield- Republican Staff Photo by Mark M.Murray- SPRINGFIELD – A family of five was left homeless after a fire broke out in their apartment Sunday afternoon.
The fire started at about 1:20 p.m. in a bedroom closet of third-floor apartment at 44 Woodside Terrace, Fire Department spokesman Dennis G. Leger said.
There are 16 apartments in the four-story building but firefighters were able to contain the blaze to the one apartment. There was some water damage to units below, he said.
Fire investigators are searching for a cause. The blaze caused about $25,000 in damages, Leger said.
No one was home in the apartment when the fire started. The Pioneer Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross is providing temporary lodging and food for the family.