Crime & Safety
Pearl Street Home Catches Fire over Weekend
The Saturday morning fire was likely caused by an electrical malfunction.
The Somerville Fire Department put out a fire at 196 Pearl St. Saturday morning, according to an email from Deputy Chief Charles Breen.
The fire, likely caused by an electrical malfunction, started in the ceiling of the first-floor bathroom, Breen said.
When firefighters arrived at the single-family home at around 6:55 a.m. they encountered smoke coming from the back of the house, he said. Firefighters pulled open the bathroom ceiling and a rear wall of the house to stop the flames from spreading.
No one was injured, but the fire caused about $50,000 worth of damage, mostly to the first floor of the home, according to Breen's email.
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