Crime & Safety
Massive Lawrence Fire: 30 Homeless
A woman was rescued and a firefighter was hurt in a three-alarm fire in Lawrence on East Haverhill Street Tuesday.
LAWRENCE, MA — A woman was rescued in a massive fire at a Lawrence apartment building Tuesday that left dozens homeless. The blaze broke out at about 1 p.m. at 111 East Haverhill St. A firefighter reportedly suffered minor injuries.
Flames shot out the second and third floors of the building, which is a duplex-style, multi-unit dwelling. Firefighters from Andover, North Andover, and several surrounding communities responded to the scene to battle the flames.
A woman who lives in the building was trapped by the flames on an upper floor and rescued by firefighters, according to WHDH. That woman and a firefighter were hospitalized with minor injuries.
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Structure Fire E Haverhill by Prospect St. Avoid the area. pic.twitter.com/iWkRxgL7vH
— Lawrence Police (@lawrencepolice) November 29, 2016
Multi alarm Structure Fire E Haverhill by Prospect St. Avoid the area. pic.twitter.com/ZYLsw58Mlz
— Lawrence Police (@lawrencepolice) November 29, 2016
Multi alarm Structure Fire E Haverhill by Prospect St. Avoid the area. pic.twitter.com/Adq79EW26Y
— Lawrence Police (@lawrencepolice) November 29, 2016
UD- LAWRENCE MA- 3RD ALARM- 111 East Haverhill St- One Firefighter transported & one possibly two civilians transported to the Hospital
— Davery (@davery37) November 29, 2016
On scanner: one firefighter, and "1, maybe 2" civilians, taken to hospital that command is aware of from #Lawrence 3-alarm fire @EagleTrib
— Gabriella Cruz (@thenewscruz) November 29, 2016
Lawrence FF's battled this 3 alm fire on E Haverhill St this afternoon. 1 FF & 1 civilian injured & several displaced @LawrenceFire146 pic.twitter.com/u9kkNiBvtq
— Kevin D White (@kdwfirephotos) November 30, 2016
This is a Google Maps image of the building:
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Photo: The scene of a fire on East Haverhill Street in Lawrence November 29, 2016. (Credit: Lawrence police)
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