According to the Berlin Fire Chief, the family will be displaced, but the home is not a total loss. He said the family did lose a pet in the fire. The attack crew found heavy smoke conditions and an active fire on the first floor and basement levels, said the fire chief.

A home on Randall Street in Smithfield caught fire Thursday afternoon. Smithfield Deputy Fire Chief Steve Quattrini said the fire started just before 1 p.m. and crews were met with heavy flames as they arrived on scene.

Smithfield firefighters battled a house fire on Thursday afternoon. According to the Deputy Chief Steve Quattrini, fire crews were alerted of a fire at around 12:45 p.m. Firefighters observed heavy fire outside the house that affected both the first and the second floor when the arrived at the scene on Randall Street.