One person injured following Amherst fire

  • Source: WesterMass news
  • Published: 11/09/2018 12:00 AM

A fire early this morning inside a building that houses the elderly and disabled in Amherst sent one woman to a Boston hospital and as many as 70 people weren't sure if they would be able to return home today. Most of the people living in this building were able to go home. Only a few have to stay with family for a few days while repairs are made inside. Early Thursday morning, the Amherst Fire Department was called to this apartment building on kellogg ave. "It was about 3 a.m. and I heard the fire alarms in the morning. I went out on my porch and I saw smoke coming out of the apartment - the fourth floor - and then I saw the flames shooting out 10, 12 feet and I immediately got my jacket and got dressed and got out," said resident Joe Magee. Firefighters pulled an adult woman out of the flames and she was sent to a hospital in Boston. No one else was hurt.



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