WORCESTER, Mass. — Two firefighters were injured and as many as 16 people were displaced after a 3-alarm fire in a house on Allen Street Wednesday morning.
The fire broke out sometime after 5 a.m. and escalated quickly to a 3-alarm. Worcester Fire Deputy Chief Martin Dyer said two firefighters had minor injuries but were expected to be OK and as many as 16 people live in the 3-story building. Dyer said they believe everyone who was inside the building is accounted for but firefighters have not yet been able to safely sweep the building.
Allen Street is about a mile from the Webster Square Fire Station. where Roy was stationed.
A frozen fire hydrant forced firefighters to switch from an interior attack on the fire to a defensive position on the outside, Dyer said.
The landlord says he believes the fire started in the kitchen of a second-floor unit. He claims the tenant waited too long, possibly up to 15 minutes, to report the fire.
Roy was a member of the Webster Square Fire Station Ladder 4 Group 3. He had been a part of the fire department for two and a half years.
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