By George P. Hassett

Three firefighters and one police officer were injured battling a three alarm fire yesterday on Flint Street.

Fire Chief Kevin Kelleher said initial investigation indicates the fire started when the flame from a lit candle caught onto a nearby drape. The home was being occupied by the adult children of the owner who does not live at the address, Kelleher said. The occupants were able to escape the home as the fire started, he said.

Firefighters responded to the two and a half story wood frame house and knocked the flames down inside, Kelleher said. The homes at 52 and 54 Flint St. suffered damage from the fire’s heat, he said.

The warm weather made conditions at the fire difficult, he said. The firefighters injured in the blaze have been treated and released from the hospital. It is unclear if the police officer injured is still hospitalized.