Crime & Safety
Marblehead Firefighters Battle 5-Alarm Blaze
Marblehead firefighters helped battle a five-alarm fire in Swampscott Sunday.
Photo: The scene of a fire in Swampscott Sunday afternoon. (Credit: Mason Sagan)
Swampscott, MA — Firefighters from Marblehead and multiple local departments extinguished a five-alarm fire in Swampscott Sunday afternoon.
The blaze broke out at about 1:15 p.m. on Bay View Drive. Two houses were engulfed in flames, according to reports. There were no reports of injuries.
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The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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A passerby captured firefighters attacking the blaze with a ladder truck:
Revere Ladder Pipe in Operation #Swampscott4thAlarm pic.twitter.com/RPYZX7hhTb
— Gerry Mahoney (@GerryMahoney) July 3, 2016
MaFireEMS: RT PHBPHOTO: Two houses on fire in #Swampscott on Bayview pic.twitter.com/5T3VODYI9J
— MAFD14ALERTS (@MAFD14Alerts) July 3, 2016
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