Firefighters rushed to the scene of a massive blaze in Weymouth.

Two people were injured and 10 left homeless after a fire damaged an apartment building in Springfield, Massachusetts, fire officials say. The Republican newspaper in Springfield reported that firefighters were called to a three-alarm fire Saturday morning at 28 Sumner Ave. The fire started on the second floor and spread to the two stories above it before fire crews were…

Officials in Salem, Massachusetts responded to a three-alarm fire early Wednesday morning. The burning, three-story building is located on Willow Avenue in Salem. The fire is believed to have broken out around 4:30 a.m. Part of the roof on the third story collapsed. Firefighters were at one point ordered out of the building. This story will be updated as more…

An MBTA bus driver was hailed as a hero after she tried to extinguish a fire Wednesday in Lynn, according to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Maria Gradozzi, 27, was driving to the Lynn garage when she saw a fire at the intersection of Boston Street and Moulton Street, the MBTA said in a press release. Gradozzi, who has been…

A massive fire left dozens of people without a home Wednesday in Lynn, Massachusetts.

Fire officials in New Hampshire say a man was found dead following a house fire in Fitzwilliam. Firefighters said they arrived at the home at about 9:30 a.m. Sunday to find heavy smoke and fire at the single-family residence. The man was identified Monday as 68-year-old Glenn Sillanpaa.  A woman at the home was taken to a hospital with...

A 1-month-old baby was critically injured Thursday in a multi-alarm fire at an apartment building in Ossipee, New Hampshire. Eight people, including the baby, were injured in the 3-alarm blaze at 455 NH Route 16, according to State Fire Marshal Paul Parisi. The victims range in age from one month to 53 years old, he said. The victims were transported…

Eight people, including a 1-month-old baby, were taken to an area hospital before three were then taken to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.

A Boston firefighter had to be saved after becoming trapped while battling a 3-alarm fire in the city’s Dorchester neighborhood late Thursday night, officials say. “We did have to strike a mayday because we had a report that one of our members was trapped and we immediately activated our rapid intervention team,” Chief of Operations Andre Stallworth said. “We...

Fire officials say that oil soaked rags from woodworking stain were the cause of a house fire in Plymouth, Massachusetts, early Saturday morning.  The Plymouth Fire Department says painters were conducting woodwork in the home and disposed the oily rags inside a trash bag and the rags spontaneously combusted causing the fire.  The call came in at 2:41 a.m....

Police are evacuating a historic Paris train station because a fire is raging nearby

A Massachusetts woman who was put in handcuffs in front of her children as her home burned in July now faces several charges, including assault and battery on a police officer and interfering with a firefighter. Kelly O’Brien, of Leicester, said she ran outside July 26, 2019, and used a garden hose to try to extinguish the flames coming from…

A Massachusetts woman who was put in handcuffs in front of her children as her home burned in July now faces several charges, including assault and battery on a police officer and interfering with a firefighter.

A man who set a couch on fire inside a Big Lots in Maine was arrested on Monday, according to the Maine State Fire Marshal. While the store was open on Saturday, 22-year-old Ryan Graffam set a couch on fire that was in storage in the back of the store, according to the fire marshal. Graffam was working at the…

Flames tore through a home Monday evening in Worcester, Massachusetts, but several occupants and the family dog made it out safely. “It just feels like a dream,” said Jenna Prokopowich, who lives at the home, but wasn’t there at the time. “I don’t really feel like I’m here right now.” Jayce Bonet, who also lives at the home, had...

A pit bull has become a four-legged hero credited with saving a family of four after a house fire started in New Jersey.

A mom and her baby were rescued Saturday from a burning home in Ayer, Massachusetts, thanks to their neighbors. The Ayer Fire Department responded to a call at 5:19 p.m. for a reported fire at 22 Bligh Street. But it was two friends who saw their neighbor’s home burning and dashed over to make a daring rescue. “We were sitting…

Crews have spent hours battling a large fire at Central Auto & Transport on Maxim Road in Hartford Tuesday morning that closed Hartford-Brainard Airport as well as an MDC office. The fire department received the initial call reporting the fire around 5:30 a.m. and they called for a second alarm around 15 minutes later. Large fireballs were visible after the…