Belmont Fire Extinguishes Blaze at Store

Belmont Fire and Rescue teams were called Jimmy’s Food Mart on Belmont Street earlier tonight for a three-alarm blaze, according to a number of posts on Twitter including video posted by the town’s Director of Emergency Management, Leo Saidnawey.

The store, which has been open about a year and a half in the former location of Shore Drug, caught on fire around 7:30 p.m., according to emergency alerts.

The building appears to be a total loss.

A number of residents reported losing power in the area while firefighters were putting down the blaze. According to posts online, it appeared to be put under control around 8:30 p.m.

At 9 p.m., the MBTA was still re-routing the Route 73 bus while firefighters are at the scene.

Belmont MA Patch will post more information as it becomes available.

Caption: A shot of the fire posted by Leo Saidnawey on Twitter.