Crime & Safety
Wilmington Fire: Police Officer Saves Family, 4 Pets
A Wilmington fire broke out on Nichols Street at 1 a.m. as a family was asleep; a police officer got them and four pets out safe.
WILMINGTON, MA — A Wilmington police officer saved a family and four pets from a fire on Nichols Street Saturday morning. The blaze broke out at about 1 a.m. as the family of two was asleep, police said. A resident called 911 and Officer Kevin Skinner arrived at the scene within minutes.
"The back porch was on fire and ... quickly spreading," Wilmington police said in a statement.
Skinner awoke the residents and they gathered the family pets — two dogs and two birds — and escaped unharmed.
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Wilmington, Tewksbury and Billerica firefighters extinguished the flames. The cause of the fire was under investigation.
Police praised Skinner and firefighters for a "job well done."
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Police shared this video of the fire:
Photo: The scene of a fire in Wilmington on Nichols Street May 12, 2018. (Credit: Wilmington Police Department)
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