Pair of weekend Pittsfield fires under investigation

PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Two weekend fires are under investigation in Pittsfield.

The first one happened around 7:30 Saturday night on Beacon Avenue.

The fire chief says the fire started in the basement and led to flames shooting up a wall into the attic.

Less than an hour later, the second call came in on Harold Street.

The chief says an unattended pan on a hot stove started a fire that traveled up into the attic.

No one was hurt in either incident.