Susannah Sudborough – masslive.com – A firefighter was hospitalized Tuesday afternoon after crews rescued a man from a fire at a large home in Agawam, according to fire officials.
Firefighters responded to the fire on Juniper Ridge Drive shortly after 2:40 p.m. on March 31, the Agawam Fire Department said in a Facebook post. A second alarm was called while firefighters were en route to the scene, based on initial reports of heavy fire and a trapped person inside.
Firefighters found the house engulfed in flames, the fire department said. Neighbors at the scene indicated that a resident hadn’t managed to escape the home.
Firefighters entered the home without the protection of hose lines and rescued an older man, the fire department said. With help from crews from four other fire departments, firefighters brought the fire under control in approximately 30 minutes.
One firefighter was taken to a hospital with injuries but was in stable condition as of Tuesday night, the firefighter department said. No one else was injured, but the home is considered a total loss.
“The Agawam Fire Department is grateful for the support of our mutual aid partners,” the department wrote. “Our thoughts are with the family affected by this devastating loss.”
State and local fire investigators were still determining the cause of the fire as of Tuesday night, the fire department said.
