Woman Dies In Early Morning Chestnut Manor Fire, NECN Says

Arlington MA

22 January, 2022

2:15 PM

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Your Arlington Last Updated: 22 January 2022 Written by NECN One women has died and another injured after a fire in the high-rise Chestnut Manor early Saturday morning, fire officials have told New England Cable News. The fire led dozens of residents to be evacuated from the building and into the 12-degree cold. The fire broke out in a room on the third floor of the a 100-unit development for the elderly and disabled, NECN reported. The fire is out, but officials said there is heavy smoke damage throughout. Around 5 a.m., residents were seen being evacuated through the building's back entrance. Some family members arrived at the scene to pick up their loved ones. Others were placed on a bus to keep warm in the dangerously cold temperatures. Much of the water used to put out the fire has turned to black ice on the roads. See NBC10 video >> The Red Cross was also at the scene. YourArlington.com has provided news and opinion about Arlington, Mass., since 2006. Publisher Bob Sprague is a former editor at The Boston Globe, Boston Herald and Arlington Advocate. Read more at https://www.yourarlington.com/about.