WATERTOWN â Roscoe was inside the burning house on Mechanic Street for about 15 minutes Saturday morning before a firefighter came out the front door holding the 11-year-old breathless Pitbull in his arms.
At about 10:30 a.m., the city fire department responded to reports of a fully involved fire at 177 Mechanic St. They responded as thick white smoke began spilling from each window of the home and out on to the road. Those who live there would later say it appeared the fire started in the basement.
There were at least two people inside the multi-apartment building at the time of the fire. One of them, Beth Peer, said she had just gotten home from a friendâs house when she smelled what she thought was burnt food. She said she had gotten into a car crash the day before, on New Yearâs Day