Today, a fire broke out at a building complex in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and resulted in two civilian injuries. NBC10 Boston's aerial footage showed smoke flowing from the Briston Arms apartment complex on Garden Street, including an image of firefighters rescuing a person from the third floor.
III) Box 3-8111: During the search, 1 resident was located in a 3rd floor apt in heavy smoke condition & was rescued by FFs via a ground ladder. The resident was treated & transported to a medical facility by @ProEMSCambridge . One other resident was also treated & transported. pic.twitter.com/3C5cBg9qvD
— Cambridge Fire Dept. (@CambridgeMAFire) October 12, 2023
The timely arrival of the Cambridge Fire Department was crucial to minimizing the effects of the emergency. Once the fire reached a three-alarm status, numerous ladder trucks ascended with firefighters on the tops of the complex buildings, as WCVB chronicled.
As the fire quickly spanned the first and second floors of the occupied 12-unit building, two individuals were successfully rescued by the firefighters. The primary subject sustained significant burns and the second sustained a head injury, as confirmed by Boston 25 News.
The fire was put out within 45 minutes, although the complex's layout caused challenges in the rescue operation. The incident's cause is still being investigated, and there are no further details to release currently.
