Historic Groton Inn Fire Cause Likely Electrical
Investigators say a multi-alarm fire that destroyed a Colonial-era inn in Groton this summer was likely caused by an electrical malfunction in the attic.
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Investigators say a multi-alarm fire that destroyed a Colonial-era inn in Groton this summer was likely caused by an electrical malfunction in the attic.
It's the second Sunday in a row, the building caught fire. Investigators don't know how the first one started, but they are sure the second one was arson.
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An off-duty paramedic and some quick neighbors saved a boy from a burning home early Wednesday morning.
Becky Grosso, a former volunteer firefighter, ran toward the flames to save a man and his five-year-old granddaughter who were trapped inside a burning car.
Arson has been ruled out as the cause of a fire that gutted a Colonial-era inn in Groton last week and fire investigators say the real cause may never be known.
There was a small fire early Tuesday morning at the farm where President Obama and his family are expected to spend their vacation later this month.
The building, which first opened in 1678, appears to be a total loss, though, damage estimates have not been calculated.
An historic inn in Groton has been destroyed in a fire.
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