Newport Fire Department and mutual aid responded to a second alarm fire at 36 Bacheller Street just before noon on Saturday.
The fire started in a second-floor bathroom, according to reports. All occupants are also reportedly out of the building.
Bacheller Street runs from Byrnes Street to Spring Street.
As of 1:10 pm, crews were still on scene and Spring Street at Spring and Dixon Street was closed.
This story is developing.
Ryan Belmore has been the Owner & Publisher of What's Up Newp since 2012. He also currently works for Mountain News, where he serves as Senior Editor - North America for OnTheSnow. He previously worked for the New England Patriots and American Cancer Society. He currently serves as Vice President of Fort Adams Trust and is a member of Local Independent Online News (LION) Publishers and North American Snowsports Journalists Association (NASJA).
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