Syracuse's Carter-Williams' home destroyed by fire
By Associated Press
HAMILTON — The Massachusetts home of Syracuse star guard Michael Carter-Williams has been destroyed by a fire.
According to Boston television station WCVB, the blaze began around 10:30 p.m. Saturday at the Hamilton home of Mandy Carter-Zegarowski, the mother of Carter-Williams.
When firefighters arrived at the home about 30 miles north of Boston, there was heavy fire in the attic and around the chimney. Firefighters had to be evacuated twice because of the intense heat before the flames were brought under control by 12:50 a.m., the station said.
Family members were in the home watching the Syracuse-California game in the NCAA tournament when the blaze erupted, but there were no injuries.
Carter-Williams wasn't told about the fire until after the game in San Jose, Calif.
Carter-Williams noticed his mother in the stands looking distraught while the California game was going on. He tried to ask her what was wrong, but she wouldn't tell him until afterward. He scored 12 points in the Orange's 66-60 win over Cal.
Syracuse, seeded fourth in the East, swings back into action Thursday against No. 1 Indiana at Washington D.C.'s Verizon Center.