LYNN, Mass. — Firefighters in Lynn braved the bitter cold and gusty winds to battle a two-alarm house fire on Linden Street.
Lynn Fire Chief Stephen Archer said flames broke out around 2 a.m., and frigid temperatures caused some hydrants to freeze, which led to water problems.
“Probably the biggest battle we’ve dealt with, we had water problems, so we had some low pressure in some of the hydrants,” Archer said. “We struggled with getting the appropriate water pressure to knock this fire down.”
Now that the sun is up, a closer look at the damage after an early-morning fire at this home on Linden St. in #Lynn. @LynnFireDept chief says home is vacant, no FF hurt. Cause is under investigation@boston25 pic.twitter.com/4Ez6GilkpN
— Julianne Lima (@JulianneLimaTV) March 15, 2021
Archer said no one lives in the home and they did not need to evacuate any neighboring buildings.
Despite the gusty winds, firefighters kept the flames contained to the one home.
“I’m happy that our house is safe,” said Rogers Rosales, who lives right next door to the house that caught fire. “I woke up at two in the morning to big flames next door and a really bad smell, smoke. It’s pretty crazy.”
FIRE: A neighbor sent me this video of the early-morning fire on Linden St. in #Lynn. He tells me no one currently lives in the home, but contractors have been working on it. @LynnFireDept chief says no FF hurt, flames contained to this one building @boston25 pic.twitter.com/gGdGD15kq0
— Julianne Lima (@JulianneLimaTV) March 15, 2021
Rosales said even though it has been vacant for a few weeks, contractors have been working on the home.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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