NORTH READING, MASS. (WHDH) — A vacant house in North Reading caught fire twice in one day. The home was being used for a training exercise by the North Reading Fire Department on Wednesday, but it reignited shortly after crews finished and left around 6 p.m.

“Shortly after making up and making sure the house is safe and not burning, we got a call about forty-five minutes later that it was involved,” North Reading Fire Chief Don Stats said. “So we came right back.”

Firefighters noted that the second fire took more time to put out, even with prior knowledge of the building’s layout.

Residents in the area were surprised to see the fire department return so soon. “After a few minutes you could see all the fire trucks starting to arrive, starting to line up, coming up through the drive,” said Edward Baia. “And it was just one after another after another after another.”

Neighbors also expressed concerns about the fire potentially spreading due to the woods surrounding the home.
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