Crime & Safety
21 Displaced, Worcester Firefighter Injured In Apartment Fire
The three-alarm fire along West Street broke out on Tuesday evening.
WORCESTER, MA — A three-alarm fire badly damaged an apartment building near Becker College on Tuesday evening, according to the fire department.
The fire broke out around 6 p.m. at a home near the corner of West and William streets. A second alarm was struck by 6:30 p.m., and the third alarm by 7 p.m.
Excellent work by Group 1 quickly gaining control of heavy fire and limiting fire extension. 1 minor ff injury, at least 21 residents displaced. Fire investigators on scene. https://t.co/a0R1ZVDcc4
— Worcester Fire Dept. (@WorcesterFD) January 27, 2021
Worcester fire officials said the blaze was contained relatively quickly, and one firefighter suffered a minor injury. Twenty-one people who live in the apartment building were left homeless after the fire, according to the fire department.
