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WFD Responds to, Extinguishes, Golds Gym Fire Saturday Night

Warwick Fire Department HQ on Veterans Memorial Parkway.
Warwick Fire Department HQ on Veterans Memorial Parksway.

Correction: The time of this incident was incorrectly reported in an earlier version of this story. 

Warwick, RI – Warwick Firefighters responded to a fire at Golds Gym at about 9:30 p.m. Saturday night, quickly bringing it under control.

The alarm for the call was first reported byon Twitter as a small fire in an electrical room at 200 Bald Hill Road. At 9:44 p.m., firefighters asked for the power to be shut off for the room, according to .

By 10:09 p.m., the fire was reported extinguished. Photos from the scene of the fire were posted by Chris Palmer, , viewable here, and Ryan Pickering, , which are viewable here. 

The fire alarm came in during the beginning of a snowy-rainy mix forecast for the area. Photos taken at the scene show a light coating of snow in the parking lot in front of the gym.

Warwick Post will update this report as more information becomes available.

 

 

Rob Borkowski
Author: Rob Borkowski

Rob has worked as reporter and editor for several publications, including The Kent County Daily Times and Coventry Courier, before working for Gatehouse in MA then moving home with Patch Media. Now he's publisher and editor of WarwickPost.com. Contact him at [email protected] with tips, press releases, advertising inquiries, and concerns.

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