As snow fell around them, crews from Leominster and surrounding communities fought a two-alarm fire Monday night into Tuesday morning in a vacant building at the corner of Merriam Avenue and Hale Street.
The first reports came in at around 11:10 p.m. Monday, according to scanner reports on Twitter. Flames were visible in the 2½-story building. A second alarm was sounded that brought firefighters from nearby departments such as Fitchburg, Sterling, Clinton and Lunenburg.
Crews that had entered the building were ordered to evacuate because of unstable conditions, according to reports. Heavy fire conditions were reported on the second and third floors shortly after midnight.
The fire was reported under control at 12:30 a.m.