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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.
Rhode Island bird sanctuary vows to rebuild after last weekâs fire leaves 96 animals dead
By Charlie McKenna Globe Correspondent,Updated April 8, 2021, 1:06 p.m.
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About 90 birds were killed after fire swept through Foster Parrots sanctuary in Hopkinton, R.I., on Thursday.
A Hopkinton, R.I., bird sanctuary home to parrots and other exotic species is vowing to rebuild after a four-alarm blaze tore through its facility last week, destroying a third of the building and killing 96 animals.
âItâs a heartbreak,â Danika Oriol-Morway, the former director of The New England Exotic Wildlife Sanctuary and a current member of its board of directors, said as her voice trailed off.
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