Elderly Woman Killed In Cambridge Fire, Six People Displaced

Cambridge MA

29 December, 2021

10:16 AM

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CAMBRIDGE, MA — Firefighters confirm an elderly woman has died in a Cambridge house fire that also left six people displaced Wednesday morning. The fire was first reported from a 3-story home around 7:30 a.m. on Webster Avenue. Heavy smoke could be seen from streets over, sending in firefighters and emergency crews who were able to attack the fire and bring it under control within an hour, Fire Chief Gerry Mahoney said. Cambridge Police confirmed on Twitter that parts of multiple streets are closed off, including Webster Avenue, Plymouth Street, Hampshire Street, and Bristol Street. It is unclear if there were any injuries. The Fire Marshall is heading to the scene to help work to investigate the cause of the fire. @MaFireEMS: 3rd alarm of fire Cambridge Ma, box 23 scene photo by @pictureboston pic.twitter.com/HEFIJ05SNt— MAFD14ALERTS (@MAFD14Alerts) December 29, 2021 #BREAKING UPDATE: 1 dead following early morning fire in Cambridge STORY: https://t.co/PHGpVlMUJ1 pic.twitter.com/LPjPeo9mGD— Boston 25 News (@boston25) December 29, 2021 These are the flames that firefighters endured when they got on scene in #Cambridge #wcvb pic.twitter.com/uLkZPiRYr2— Peter Eliopoulos (@petereliopoulos) December 29, 2021 07:35ALM 3: STRUCTURE FIRE, BUILDING at 0XX WEBSTER AVE in #CambMA— Cambridge Fire Dept. (@CambridgeMAFire) December 29, 2021