The man who died was on the first floor of the home. A 3-year-old who was rescued was taken to Oishei Children's Hospital, where he is listed in stable condition.
Was it training or a real fire response? Depends on which chief you ask
Contradictory statements to a reporter following weekend fire in Rhode Island
Feb 8, 2021
There was a fire Saturday in Jamestown, Rhode Island at the former Jamestown Golf Course clubhouse. That much is clear. Everyone agrees the building burned. There are even pictures and video to prove it occurred. What’s in dispute is whether this was strictly a training fire, a real fire response or a combination of the two.
A reporter looking for answers received conflicting information from chief officers from two different departments. The official word from Jamestown is this was just a training exercise involving mutual aid fire companies. The problem with that explanation is a mutual aid chief claimed its participation was not training, but strictly a mutual aid fire response.