Massachusetts firefighters battle 10-alarm Cambridge fire

Cambridge police are advising people to avoid the area until further notice. More than 53 housing units were damaged, displacing more than 125 people, including 25 to 30 children.

Officials said Sunday up to 15 buildings were damaged, some catastrophically, including one that collapsed.

Residents from as many as nine buildings caught in the flames were evacuated and taken to a nearby community center..

On Monday Cambridge officials and the state Fire Marshal’s Office announced the “area of origin” was on or near 35 Berkshire St. and “there is no evidence that this fire was intentionally set”. Reardon said anyone hurt was treated and released from the hospital.

“This is a miraculous situation”, Reardon said.

With the huge fire on Berkshire and York streets now under control, the focus shifts to helping the displaced and injured.

“We had a house to live in”.

The flames were carried by the wind and spread quickly, residents told Boston’s WBZ-TV. Kendall Square restaurant Glass House announced that on Wednesday 10 percent of all day sales will be donated to the Mayor’s Fire Relief Fund. It was not clear whether the home where the fire started was occupied by anyone at the time of the fire. “Just like that”, Dana Fuller said. “There’s so much smoke”.

“My wife’s been there 60 years”, Buswell said.

“This looks nearly like a third-world country after a bombing”, Reardon said. “It’s a lot of devastation”.

Firefighters have been called in from Newton, Waltham, Wakefield, and multiple other towns.

Firefighters worked into the night to battle a devastating fire that jumped from building to building in Cambridge, Mass.

At the same time, the city has set up a GoFundMe page, with the ultimate goal of raising $200,000.

The Frisoli Youth Center was initially where those displaced by the fire were directed to go; however, the shelter has been affected by the ongoing power outage.