Two Die In Auburn House Fire

Workers board up a two-story house with extensive fire damage in a residential neighborhood.
Workers board up a two-story house on Foote Street in Auburn after a fatal New Year's Eve fire.

Two adults died in an Auburn house fire yesterday.

Auburn Fire Department Assistant Fire Chief Mike Grady tells the Citizen they received the call about a fire at 12 Foote Street.  The fire department is not yet releasing their names.

The fire was “well-involved” and spanned two floors of the structure by the time the department arrived. The fire was brought under control in less than a half-hour.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

 

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