Burned Attleboro Home Torn Down

A two-story home at the end of Knight Avenue next to a train track in Attleboro that caught fire late Thursday night was torn down early Friday.

Deputy Chief James Scott Jacques of the  told Attleboro-Seekonk Patch that the home had already partially collapsed and was a threat to nearby structures.

The fire sparked at approximately 10:25 p.m., and was put out that night. Firefighters returned to the scene at about 5:30 p.m. on Friday to put out a small amount of smoke that had risen from the remains of the home.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, Jacques said. The deputy chief said the home had been vacant for at least 15 years, although it had a private owner. He said there were no utilities in the home.

There was no report of injuries.

A family of 10 living in a home near the burning house had to be evacuated. The Red Cross of Eastern Massachusetts provided them with hotel accommodations, communications manager Jillian Fennimore wrote in an email.