Crime & Safety
UPDATED: Reported House Fire on Freeman Street in Newton
The fire was in a 1.5-story Cape house and went to two alarms, according to scanner reports.
Updated 1:30 p.m.
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11:45 a.m. Scanner reports indicate the fire has been knocked down and some crews are being released from the scene.
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Posted earlier:
Newton Fire Department crews are responding to 64 Freeman St. this morning for a reported house fire.
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As of 11:30 a.m., a second alarm had been struck for a fire that started in the basement and extended up into the home, according to scanner reports.
The house is a 1.5-story Cape house, according to scanner reports.
As of 11:40 a.m., the main body of the fire had been knocked down, according to scanner reports, and crews had started "extensive" overhaul.
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