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North Adams Fire Leaves 11 Homeless

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A structure fire in North Adams, Massachusetts has left 11 without a home.

The fire at 246-248 Houghton Street began in the early afternoon Tuesday. North Adams Mayor Tom Bernard, after visiting the scene, praised the efforts of first responders.

“I’m just so glad – and I think we’re so fortunate – that the fire was contained with limited injury and limited loss to people,” the mayor told WAMC.

He says multiple fire departments responded to the blaze – including North Adams, Williamstown, and Clarksburg.

Josh Landes has been WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief since February 2018 after working at stations including WBGO Newark and WFMU East Orange. A passionate advocate for Berkshire County, Landes was raised in Pittsfield and attended Hampshire College in Amherst, receiving his bachelor's in Ethnomusicology and Radio Production. You can reach him at jlandes@wamc.org with questions, tips, and/or feedback.
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