LUDLOW — Chief Ryan Pease reports that the Ludlow Fire Department extinguished a house fire on Sunday afternoon.
On Sunday, Jan. 12, at about 1:00 p.m., Ludlow Fire responded to 284 Ventura St. for reports of flames coming from the garage of a home.
Crews arrived to find heavy fire spreading from the garage to the rest of the home.
Due to a lack of hydrants in the area, firefighters used tanker trucks to put out the flames. Tanker trucks from Ludlow, Granby, Palmer, Westover, and Bondsville responded to the scene to provide additional water sources to crews.
The fire was brought under control within 25 minutes of crews arriving on scene.
There were no injuries. One resident was displaced as a result of the fire.
The Westover Fire Department also provided on-scene mutual aid. Wilbraham Fire provided station coverage. Off-duty Ludlow firefighters also responded to the scene. Ludlow Police and Ludlow Central Dispatch assisted during the incident.
The Ludlow Fire Department determined that the cause of the fire was accidental.
“This was great work by our crews and our mutual aid partners in responding to and acting quickly in an effort to prevent this fire from causing more damage,” said Chief Pease. “As always, we are extremely fortunate to have our mutual aid partners working with us.”
