Three people were taken to the hospital early Thursday after a fire broke out at a Wallace Road home.
Fire Chief John Workman told Western Mass News the blaze was reported shortly after midnight. Responding firefighters saw heavy flames on the first and second floors of the home. Firefighters knocked down the blaze, which was starting to spread to the basement, in about five minutes. They rescued a number of pets from the home, including a cat, three dogs and at least two rabbits, Western Mass News reported.
The Southampton Fire Department, in a post on its Facebook page, reported firefighters from Easthampton, Westhampton, Northampton, Holyoke and Westfield provided mutual aid. Southampton police, state police and the Western Massachusetts Chapter of the American Red Cross also responded to the scene.