Firefighters responded within three minutes, but they couldn't save the historic home on Bowdoin Street.
Springfield firefighters extinguished a blaze reported at 2:52 a.m. Sunday at 62 Bowdoin St. in the historic McKnight neighborhood. No one was injured, but the house was a total loss, according to Springfield Fire Department spokesman Dennis G. Leger.SPRINGFIELD -- City firefighters extinguished a blaze reported at 2:52 a.m. Sunday at 62 Bowdoin St. in the historic McKnight neighborhood.
There were no reported injuries in the fire, but the large, three-story home was a total loss, according to Dennis G. Leger, spokesman for the Springfield Fire Department.
"It's suspicious and under investigation," he said of the fire, which caused an estimated $180,000 in damage.
Leger said the residents "escaped unharmed.”
He said the fire started in the exterior front porch of the house and quickly spread.
The owner of the building was identified as Giselle Dudley, who could not immediately be reached for comment. It was unclear if the house was a single-family home, or if the nearly 4,400-square-foot dwelling contained multiple units.
Firefighters arrived within three minutes of receiving the report, but they were unable to spare the stately, 100-year-old structure, which is located in the heart of a neighborhood renowned for its elegant homes.
The house was built in 1910, according to the website Realtor.com.
THE MAP BELOW shows the approximate location of a Bowdoin Street home destroyed in a predawn blaze Sunday: