SOMERVILLE, Mass. — One person was taken to the hospital after a fire broke out inside of a room on the top floor of an apartment building in Somerville early Friday morning.
Firefighters responding to a report of a blaze at the housing complex on Kent Street around 4:30 a.m. found a couch in an apartment on the fourth floor that had caught fire, according to the Somerville Fire Department.
A man in the apartment was taken to the hospital. There was no immediate word on the extent of his injuries.
Video from the scene showed a large emergency response.
Residents on either side of the burned apartment were displaced as a result of the fire.
There were no additional details immediately available.
The fire remains under investigation.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.
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