A five-alarm fire ripped through six homes in Chelsea (MA), reports The Boston Globe.
One firefighter was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital for smoke inhalation, said Robert Houghton, acting chief of the Chelsea Fire Department. The extent of damage was not known, Houghton said, but it was likely that 253 and 255 Arlington Street were a total loss.
Houghton said the fire took 45 minutes to an hour to extinguish. The Chelsea Fire Department had five ladders on scene and was assisted by eight to 10 towns.
Initially, there was a report of a child trapped in one of the homes, Houghton said, but when firefighters arrived everyone was out.
Maryann Laurenza said she was driving over the Tobin Bridge from Boston when she saw the fire just after 4 p.m. Out of curiosity, she followed the sight to the scene of the fire.
Houghton said the dry weather conditions and wood-frame homes created a “tinder box.”
The cause of the fire and its origin were not known. Houghton said it was too early in the investigation to know if arson was a possibility.
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