2-Alarm Fire At Newton Home Near Mass Pike

Newton MA

12 November, 2020

12:16 PM

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NEWTON, MA — No one was injured in a two-alarm fire on Cherry Street near the Mass Pike Thursday afternoon, according to Lt. Michael Bianchi of the Newton Fire Department. Shortly before noon someone called 911 to report a house fire at 346 Cherry St., when they arrived crews found heavy smoke pouring from the second floor and roof, Bianchi said. "The companies made a quick aggressive attack on the fire, by stretching multiple lines into the residence," he said. By 12:15 p.m. the main fire was out, Bianchi said. The two family home on Cherry Street was built in 1905 and was last assessed as being worth nearly $750,000, according to city data. It's unclear how many people are displaced. The fire is less than a mile from The Fessenden School and Burr Elementary. Credit: Marybeth Morris/courtesy City of Newton -Additional reporting by Patch reporter Jenna Fisher.