Crime & Safety
Car Fire In Central Square Under Investigation: Cambridge Fire
If you were anywhere near Central Square Friday afternoon you may have seen the plumes of dark, then white smoke.
CAMBRIDGE, MA — Central Square looked more like a scene in a movie Friday afternoon as firefighters rushed to put out a car that had caught fire. Not just a little bit either: Photos show this car fully engulfed in flames as firefighters worked to put it out.
The call came in around 1:20 p.m. and fire crews quickly extinguished it, according to the department. There were no injuries, but the cause is still under investigation.
Several people watched from the end of the street as firefighters worked to put out the fire and the plums of smoke turned from dark to white. In one video posted by a passerby you can hear a boy shouting "Is it going to explode again?"
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Check out the footage:
@CambridgeMAFire going to work on a car fire in central square #Cambridge pic.twitter.com/JGKYEw7jUD
— Noah (@noahgood) August 24, 2018
And some amazing photos attributed to S White:
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#CambMA on Norfolk St: Engine 2, Ladder 1, & Division 1 quickly extinguish the car fully involved at 120 pm today (24 Aug 2018). CAPT Lowe & FF Bennett are in full PPE on the attack line. There were no injuries & the cause is under investigation. -S White photos@CentralSquareMA pic.twitter.com/PeA7Ctmf0l
— Cambridge Fire Dept. (@CambridgeMAFire) August 24, 2018
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Photo screen grab of Noah's video courtesy Noah with permission
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