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Many of us will be looking for ways to escape the winter weather we dealt with in past months, but before we get ahead of ourselves, we need to be mindful of what to do in this heat.

A Saturday morning fire in a Grayson Drive home left three people homeless.

The crash took place at about 7:45 a.m. Sunday.

A nearby neighbor of 126 East St. found images of Thursday's fatal fire on her surveillance system.

Fire investigators with the State Fire Marshal's Office and State Police detectives along with the Springfield Arson and Bomb Squad search for the cause of a Thursday fire that killed two women.

The litigation comes as the city works through a backlog of inspections caused by the pandemic and staff turnover.

5 displaced in Springfield fire; 2 residents jump from a 2nd floor window to escape flames MassLive.com 2 days ago Patrick Johnson, masslive.com SPRINGFIELD - An early morning fire at a home in the city’s Forest Park neighborhood caused significant damage and two people were injured jumping from a second-floor window to escape the flames, a fire official said. Capt. Drew Piemonte, Springfield Fire Department spokesman, said the two people had to be taken by ambulance to the ...

Springfield firefighters battling Upper Hill house fire; 5 displaced Updated 11:24 AM; Facebook Share SPRINGFIELD - City firefighters are on the scene of a two-alarm house fire at 166 Northampton Ave. that has displaced 5 people. Fire Department spokesman Capt. Drew Piemonte said the fire has gone through the upper floors of the 2 1/2 story wood frame, and flames were coming through the roof and attic. The fire was reported at around 8 a.m. By 9 a.m., the fire appeared to be knocked down and f...

Brush fire in Springfield’s Forest Park prompts warning about elevated fire risk Updated Mar 14, 2021; A stubborn weekend brush fire in Springfield’s Forest Park is prompting fire officials to warn of a high fire risk on Sunday afternoon. Springfield firefighters spent about three hours extinguishing the blaze off Trafton Road and returned on Sunday morning when the fire rekindled. They were there for another about three hours before they put it out again, Fire Capt. Drew Piemonte said. Th...

The fire blocked off Bay Street at Roosevelt, one of the city's busiest intersections, while firefighters tried to contain the blaze.