Investigators are working to determine what sparked a blaze at a two-family home in West Springfield Wednesday morning that displaced several people.
WEST SPRINGFIELD - Investigators are working to determine what sparked a blaze at a two-family home in West Springfield Wednesday morning that displaced several people.
At 3:24 a.m., a 911 call brought fire crews to 491/493 Kings Highway, which sits on the corner of Cass Avenue.
Everyone was out of the house before firefighters arrived, according to a report by ABC40, and firefighters knocked down the fire relatively quickly.
A dispatcher with the West Springfield Fire Department said that no mutual aid was requested and local crews remained on the scene as of daybreak Wednesday.
According to the West Springfield assessor's database, the home was built in 1920 and valued at $185,700 with a replacement cost of $161,599. The damage done to the house was extensive, but fire officials said the building likely wasn't a total loss.
No injuries were reported and further details will be published as they become available.
The map below shows the location of 491/493 Kings Highway in West Springfield which was damaged in a fire Wednesday morning.