Cambridge Fire Department

A diamond ring was plucked from the bed of the Charles River over the weekend, saving the day for the couple who lost it, firefighters said. The ring fell off a boat at the Charlesgate Yacht Club in Cambridge on Sunday. They didn’t say how it went into the water, but the woman who lost the ring “was obviously...

One person was killed and six more were displaced from their homes by a fire in a three-story house in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Wednesday morning. The fire was first reported at about 7:30 a.m. by a passerby who saw smoke and flames coming from a building on Webster Avenue, Fire Chief Gerry Mahoney said. He described the victim as an…

Five people are displaced after a house caught fire overnight on Spruce Street in Watertown, Massachusetts. One firefighter suffered a minor injury. The Cambridge Fire Department was on scene to help put out the flames. No further information was immediately available.

A multi-family home caught fire Friday in Somerville, Massachusetts, with firefighters from nearby communities coming to help put it out. Flames ripped through the triple-decker on Temple Street, sending thick, dark smoke shooting into the air. Cambridge firefighters were among those from nearby departments who raced to Somerville. “I came out of my apartment going to the playground and the…

It was an intense scene overnight at an eight-story building on Concord Avenue in Cambridge Tuesday night.

An off-duty police officer rescued three people from a burning house in North Reading.

One person died and two others were injured after a fire trapped them inside a triple decker in Revere, Massachusetts, during the early hours of Tuesday morning, according to officials. A young girl escaped the fire by climbing out of a second floor window onto an awning before jumping to the ground, according to a neighbor. She was taken to…

A woman who had been rescued from a fire early Wednesday morning in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has died from her injuries.

Two people were injured in a three-alarm fire in Cambridge Wednesday morning, including a firefighter.

Firefighters are working to put out flames in a building on Buckingham Street in Cambridge.

A woman who was pulled from a three-alarm fire at a Cambridge, Massachusetts house Wednesday morning has died of her injuries, fire officials said. Fire officials said the woman, who has not been identified, died of her injuries after she was taken to the hospital. She was the only occupant of the home. Three firefighters were also injured in the…

Five people are displaced after a fire broke out at 2 Quincy Street in Somerville Thursday morning. The Cambridge Fire Department was on scene to provide mutual aid to the Somerville Fire Department as they worked to put out the three-alarm fire. Red Cross Massachusetts helped the people who were forced out of the building. No further information was available.

The fire in Emerson Hall was reported early Friday afternoon. The building, which opened in 1906, houses the Ivy League school’s philosophy department.

Firefighters have responded to a small but stubborn and smoky fire in a Harvard University building.

A car fire sparked a massive, multi-apartment blaze in Somerville, Massachusetts early Monday, forcing many residents to flee their homes. The 4-alarm blaze was reported some time before 3 a.m. on Jackson Road, according to firefighters. It started as a car fire and quickly spread to a 2 1/2-story building and three-story building nearby.

A smoke-like odor emitting from a few MBTA Red Line stations Friday morning prompted a response from the Cambridge Fire Department. Fire officials said crews investigated the odor of smoke and haze at Harvard, Central and Kendall MBTA stations. After investigating and taking air samples, Cambridge firefighters determined the air was normal.

A firefighter was injured Monday morning while battling a 3-alarm structure blaze in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The fire was reported around 8 a.m. at a home on 513 Putnam Ave., Cambridge Fire Department said.

Officials have determined the cause of a 4-alarm blaze that caused millions of dollars in damage Monday morning in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Wednesday, in a joint statement with Cambridge Fire, Massachusetts Fire Marshal Peter Ostroskey said the most probable cause of the fire at 6 Hunting St. and 851-855 Cambridge St. was an electrical issue. He said the building, which was...