HYANNIS POSTMAN: Hey, your house is on fire… [Video][Updated]
Hyannis – The residents of 86 Hamden Circle had no idea their house was on fire when they answered a knock at the door from the local mailman who told them about the outside wall…
The south side of the address was burning and it’s a good thing the postman was nearby…
Meanwhile, a neighbor also noticed the fire and called the Hyannis Fire Department.
There initially was a little confusion (possibly due to a “language barrier”) about the exact location, as some first responders started towards Orr’s Ave in the adjacent, but completely separate neighborhood…
Deputy Chief Melanson, who was in his Hyannis FD SUV, knows the two separate neighborhoods well… and that access points from one to other are literally many blocks apart. He decided to check the Hamden Circle area first just to make sure… and it’s a good thing he did because he was able to confirm the exact address as 86 Hamden Circle.
Melanson noticed 3 to 4 exterior brush and debris fires in addition to the outside wall of the home.
While waiting for fire engines to make their way back over to the correct neighborhood, Melanson and other first responders did the best they could with hand-held fire extinguishers.
The evacuated residents also attempted to battle the fire with a garden house…
The fire was extinguished relatively quickly after fire engines were on scene…
Adults, children, and two cats safely made it out of the building… (thanks again to the local mailman)
Fire was also discovered inside the home as well as in the basement. Fire officials still are unsure where the fire started… or what caused it…
There were no injuries reported.
The following video highlights the scene right after fire engines arrive… [Press play]
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Hyannis News is still attempting to confirm the full name of the postman who alerted the family... updates will be provided as they become available.
UPDATE - 3/19/14 - 11:45am - Sources identify heroic Postman as Dennis Fisher...
In other news:
Suicidal man inside Kmart bathroom...
Photo by Ellen Botello
Hyannis -- A 24-year-old suicidal man called police for help today. He was inside a Kmart bathroom and had a knife nearby inside his backpack. Several police and Hyannis rescue rushed down Route 132 to the busy department store...
The man, who recently has been dealing with some difficult issues, did the right thing by asking for help and cooperating with first responders. He was transported to CCH.
In other news:
PHOTO: Police offered some advice to a disgruntled former employee of the International Inn after he returned to his former place of employment upset, allegedly causing a "disturbance" inside... Police were able to defuse the situation for the time being.
In other news:
PHOTO: Love is in the air... (The scene in front of Kandy Korner this afternoon on Main Street, HyTown...)
In other news:
PHOTO: "Cross Walk" on Bearses Way... (Disciples of "Living Hope," a local family church... out for a 5 mile stroll... reportedly picking up discarded hypodermic needles and offering prayers for the community...)
3/18/2014
Robert Bastille,
P.S. -- Tonight's HyTown Vignette is brought to you by The Commodores... [Press play]
