SOMERVILLE, Mass. (MyFoxBoston.com) – Firefighters battled a seven-alarm blaze Thursday morning in Somerville.
When firefighters arrived at 25 Calvin Street in the city just north of Boston, they found six homes ablaze. SKYFOX showed white smoke billowing across the area. The fire started just before 6 a.m. and smoke was so high it could be seen from the Mass. Pike.
The Somerville fire chief said six buildings were damaged, four on Calvin Street and two on Beacon Terrace.
Authorities say all residents are accounted for, although two firefighters were hurt. An Everett firefighter had a respiratory issue and a Brookline firefighter suffered a knee injury.
Thirty-five to 45 people were displaced by the fire and are now being assisted by the Red Cross.
About 150 firefighters from more than a dozen departments battled the blaze.
The neighborhood consists of closely packed three-story, wood-frame homes.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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