Fire crews battle blaze that destroyed home in Winthrop

Fire crews worked into the night Saturday to extinguish a fire that engulfed a home in Winthrop The fire on Trident Avenue caused the second floor of the building to collapse and sent a large plume of smoke across the area There were no shared injuries Cellphone video from the scene established flames ripping through the building The owner of the house was in at the Red Sox battle in Boston at the time the fire broke out It s years old I ve been living here years I was on the train on the way home and my daughter called me he recalled I was enjoying the contest while my house was burning that s the way it goes The house is considered a total loss The cause of the fire remains under scrutiny This is a advancing news story stay with NEWS on-air and online for the latest details