Burlington fire causes over $500K in damages to home

A fire at a Burlington Home on Mystic Street Sunday afternoon injured one firefighter and has caused an estimated $600,000 in damages.

Emergency crews responded to reports at around 3:30 p.m. of smoke coming from a home on Mystic Street.

Police say no residents were hurt during the fire, but that a firefighter was injured while they were putting out the fire.

Firefighters say that mechanical failure was the cause of the fire which caused an estimated $600,000 in damages to the property.

The office of the Fire Marshal was contacted because the damage to the property was over $500,000.

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