FALL RIVER, Mass. (WPRI) — An arson investigation is underway after a fire broke out at the former Silvia School in Fall River earlier this month. Fall River Fire Captain Eric Caffrey said the ...

Fall River firefighters battled a fire at the former Silvia School on Hartwell Street in Fall River Saturday afternoon. . Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon told WPRI crews encountered heavy flames and smoke.

Fall River's former Frank M. Silvia School caught fire Saturday afternoon. The building has been dilapidated for years, and fire crews were pulled out to avoid injury as the roof began collapsing.

(WPRI) — Fall River officials have decided to proceed with plans to demolish several vacant buildings on Hartwell Street after a fire broke out at the old Frank M. Silvia School over the weekend.