On Thursday afternoon, a blaze took hold at the Holiday Inn in Somerville, and firefighting teams rushed to tame the conflagration. The Somerville Firefighters Local 76 delivered an update via Facebook, stating that "Companies are currently operating at a 2nd Alarm Fire located at the Holiday Inn at 30 Washington Street."
As the fire engulfed the structure, the mutual aid system was activated, calling upon neighboring brigades to join the fray. The Cambridge Fire Department broadcasted their response on social media, "Mutual aid response to Somerville: Engine 5, Squad 3, & Division 1 are en route to the 2nd alarm, Box 2-1413, 30 Washington St in Somerville." Further support saw Engine 4 & Ladder 1 covering in Somerville, as per their tweet from NBC Boston.
Images quickly appeared on social media showing ladder trucks with their ladders reaching the Holiday Inn's roof. The damage was clear, with shattered windows revealing the destruction inside. As the smoke cleared, the full details of the incident were still unclear, and there was no information yet on injuries or the cause of the fire, as per NBC Boston.
