By Randal Edgar
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Providence Journal photo/ Mary Murphy
A Providence firefighter uses an aerial ladder to spray water onto a smoky fire at 33 Hamilton Street Monday afternoon.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A fire at 33 Hamilton St. destroyed a vacant three-family home Monday, keeping firefighters on the scene for than three hours.
The call came in at 3:56 p.m. and it was not until about 6:30 p.m. that firefighters had the blaze under control, said Battalion Chief Clarence Cunha.
The cause is under investigation, Cunha said.