Fall River Fire Department battles afternoon blaze at multi-family duplex

Fall River firefighters battled a blaze at a multi-family duplex on Saturday afternoon.

At just after 2:30 p.m., a call came into dispatch for a fire with all residents evacuating at 558 Anthony Street.

There was an initial report of a dog possibly inside, but a resident went back in to retrieve the dog.

Once on scene, responders located a fire in the basement.

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Within about 15 minutes, the bulk of the fire was knocked down and was under control in approximately 30 minutes.

The electric and gas companies and the building and fire inspectors were called to the scene.