Fire Damages Worcester Cold Storage Warehouse

WORCESTER, MA — The A&D Cold Storage warehouse in Worcester was badly damaged by a fire Wednesday afternoon that eventually grew to four alarms.

The fire was reported around 4 p.m. at 512 Southbridge St., just north of the Price Rite shopping plaza along Southbridge. Around 4:15 p.m., firefighters were ordered to leave the roof of the building due to a collapse risk.

The fire was largely extinguished by around 6 p.m., but a part of the building's roof did collapse.

No Worcester firefighters were injured on Wednesday.

Firefighters from Holden, Leicester and Millbury were also assisting, providing coverage for other parts of Worcester.

Six Worcester firefighters died fighting a fire in the Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Co. building along Franklin Street, which was empty at the time of the fire. The firefighters died while searching the building for homeless people who were thought to be trapped inside.