Overview
- Firefighters in Worcester responded to two separate blazes less than an hour apart, sending one resident to a hospital and leaving seven cats dead.
- The first fire involved a mixed-use building on Main Street near City Hall, where flames damaged the exterior and caused only minor damage inside, with no injuries reported.
- The second fire was at a single-family, two-story home on Neptune Road, where crews arrived to heavy flames on three sides and rescued a resident whose condition was not released.
- Responders found 14 cats at the Neptune Road property, and officials said seven of the animals died.
- Both incidents remain under investigation, and officials said the closely timed calls stretched resources but did not delay the department’s response.