A Holyoke fire official is suspended after an internal investigation into a deadly fire on New Year's Day.
Lieutenant Chad Cunningham's suspension is for a five-day period, and he's also been demoted to a firefighter private, according to the chairman of the Holyoke Board of Fire Commissioners.
Cunningham is accused of improperly commanding his company during an emergency and not following a direct order in connection to the fire at a home on North East Street that resulted in three deaths.
Cunningham is president of the Holyoke Firefighters Union, which took a vote of no confidence against Chief Alex Morse for the department's "brownout" truck policy in the wake of the fire.