EVERETT, Mass. — At least five people were displaced after a raging blaze tore through a home in Everett early Monday morning.
Crews responding to a report of a fire on Woodlawn Street around 4 a.m. found flames shooting from the roof of a duplex.
Video from the scene showed heavy smoke pouring out of the home as firefighters from multiple area communities worked to extinguish the fast-moving blaze.
FIRE: A neighbor took this video of fire tearing through home on Woodlawn St. in Everett. Neighbors tell me flames broke out around 4 AM and quickly spread from the back porch to the roof @boston25 pic.twitter.com/IpVLHLlB4O
— Julianne Lima (@JulianneLimaTV) September 19, 2022
Four adults and one child were able to escape the home without injury.
Firefighters spent a couple of hours dousing the attic area with water due to lingering hot spots.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
HAPPENING NOW: Flames and heavy smoke pouring from roof of duplex on Woodlawn St. in Everett. A neighbor tells me she called 911 just before 4 AM.
— Julianne Lima (@JulianneLimaTV) September 19, 2022
Live reports from the scene next on @boston25 pic.twitter.com/UJoB1wwGx0
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