SPENCER — Multiple houses were hit by fire as flames spread from one property to another Sunday afternoon. Crews responded to a reported fire on East Avenue about 4 p.m. Firefighters encountered ...

There is no word on how the fire started. Officials from the Spencer Fire Department did not return requests for information Monday. Paul Shea, a freelance photographer, was on the scene.

Fireworks in the basement of a Spencer house exploded as firefighters worked to put out the flames Sunday night. The fire started at a home at 4 East Ave. in Spencer, according to NBC Boston.