VIDEO: A Scituate home was heavily damaged in a fire Wednesday afternoon, and 12 News has learned the family who lives there was already fighting a battle.
Firefighters from several area departments responded to Silk Lane to help put out the flames.
A 22-year-old who lives at the home told 12 News her father is a Cranston firefighter who’s on leave to take care of her mother, who has ALS, otherwise known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Prior to the fire, a GoFundMe page had already raised more than $20,000 to help Rae-Anne Laprade and her family.
Fire officials on scene said Laprade was taken to the hospital for evaluation.
The bomb squad was called in after an inert grenade and military-style weapons and ammunition were found in the home, according to the state fire marshal’s office. Those items, collected by the father, were removed for safety reasons.