Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA. 26th Jan, 2017. Local and state fire investigators look at damage to the so-called 'Trump House' at 19-21 West St in Fitchburg Mass. after the second fire in a month damaged the rear of the building. A fire on December 22nd, was deemed accidental due to smoking materials in an outside couch. The building was unoccupied at the time of this morning's fire which was reported around 6:00 am. Credit: Jim Marabello/ Alamy Live News
The West St neighborhood in Fitchburg, Mass had been wracked by several multiple alarm suspicious fires as well as many smaller fires through mid 2015 until a juvenile was arrested and charged and his family subsequently moved out of town. This house at 19-21 West St, referred to locally as the 'Trump House' had been plastered with pro Donald Trump, anti Hillary Clinton material, American flags and other right wing material, as well as a van plastered with the same material that was paraded around town blaring patriotic music during the election period. The house was the scene of a previous fire on December 22nd, 2016, which was ruled accidental from smoking materials left in a couch outside on the front porch. The occupants are living in trailer home moved onto a lot next door to the house, which was unoccupied, with no running water, electrical or gas service to it. The fire was deemed 'under investigation' by local authorities, although investigators from the Mass State Police State Fire Marshal's office were brought in along with their accelerant sniffing dogs.
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Location: 19-21 West St, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA
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