HOPKINTON â About 80 birds were killed by smoke inhalation and injuries caused by a 4-alarm fire that erupted in the northern end of a sanctuary building at the Foster Parrots property on Woodville Alton Road early Thursday morning.
Ashaway Fire Assistant Chief Todd Allen said a huge response â nearly a dozen agencies â helped prevent the fire from spreading and aided animals housed in the building where the fire took place. Firefightersâ quick action helped to contain the blaze quickly, but not before it caused significant damage to the northern section of the building, including the deaths of many birds. No human injuries were reported in the response, and officials said no one was at the facility when the fire erupted.
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Kevin John Kennedy, 61, of Hope Valley, R.I. passed away peacefully on Friday, October 23, 2020 at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Mass., where he had been a patient since November 2019 after undergoing a liver transplant. As he did throughout his lifetime, Kevin, with the heart of a lion, demonstrated amazing courage, strength, tenacity and a constant perseverance to live each day despite many complications and obstacles.
Kevin was the husband of Janet (Veldhuis) Kennedy and together they shared a happy and loving home on the peaceful waterfront of Locustville Pond with their adorable dog Cody. Kevin was also the proud father of Ronald John Kennedy, who predeceased him in October of 2019.