By Maria Armental
WARWICK, R.I. -- At least one person has been transported to Rhode Island Hospital after a fire broke out in a detached in-law unit on Spofford Avenue, fire officials confirmed.
The person's condition is unknown.
Firefighters cut through sections of the roof of the 2 1/2-story home at 82 Spofford Ave., as flames jutted into the open air.
Rescue trucks waited nearby as neighbors started gathering on Spofford Avenue, which the police closed between Brandon Street and Post Road.
No additional information was immediately available.
-- With reports from Providence Journal photographer Bob Thayer