Beverly Fire On Gardner Street Reaches 2 Alarms

BEVERLY, MA — Beverly fire crews spent Thursday morning battling a blaze at a home on Gardner Street.

The Beverly Fire Department said at about 9 a.m. that "all companies currently working a 2nd alarm fire on Gardner street in the Montserrat section of the city."

There were reports of flames shooting from the roof and heavy smoke in the building mid-morning. WHDH-TV reported that neighbors helped alert the elderly homeowner of the fire and he was able to make it out of the house safely.

The station said he was taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation.

Danvers, Peabody, Salem and Hamilton crews assisted in working to knock down the fire.