CHELSEA, MASS. (WHDH) – 50 residents were displaced following a massive fire overnight at an apartment building in Chelsea where the roof appeared to have collapsed inwards.
Crews from surrounding communities, including Everett, Boston, Winthrop, and Cambridge, were on scene for hours working to put out the blaze, which as of 5 a.m. was under control, according to the Chelsea Fire Chief, though the scene remained very active.
The fire started around 12:30 a.m.
“Thanks to the swift and coordinated efforts of our first responders, the fire was brought under control within a few hours,” a representative from the City of Chelsea said in a statement. “The cause of the fire is now under investigation by the Chelsea Fire Department.”
Firefighters were ordered out of the building and had to fight the flames from the outside.
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