Mark Collier / Staff Photo
Barre City Fire Department Deputy Chief Joe Alsworth reassures an unidentified home-owner while coordinating the multi-department response to a house fire in Barre City on Merchant Street Saturday Night. Crews from Williamstown and Berlin Supported Barre City firefighters and quickly extinguished the blaze. Witnesses at the scene said an unidentified male was taken into custody by police officers. The cause of the fire is under investigation.