Pet dies in basement fire in Gloucester

Several pets were rescued and one was killed in a basement fire in Gloucester on Sunday personnel stated Crews responding to a informed structure fire on Newton Road around a m exposed a small fire in a basement laundry room according to Gloucester Fire Chief Eric Smith All occupants escaped on their own but several pets had to be rescued from the home One pet did not survive There were no communicated injuries Four residents were displaced The American Red Cross of Massachusetts was called in to assist to the family The first arriving crews did a great job of getting water on this fire and containing it to the area of origin Smith explained The cause of the fire remains under examination by the Gloucester Fire Department with assistance from the Massachusetts State Police Fire and Explosion Research Unit attached to the State Fire Marshal s Office