WINTHROP, MASS. (WHDH) - A fast-moving fire in Winthrop on Saturday left 10 people displaced, fire officials said.
Crews respodning to a reported fire in a two-family home on Shirley Street around 11 a.m. found heavy fire and smoke coming from a second-floor porch, according to Fire Chief Stephen Calandra.
The fire was declared out at 1:05 p.m and there were no reported injuries.
City Inspectional Services responded and declared the home uninhabitable.
In a statement, Calandra said, “Winthrop crews and mutual aid partners did a great job bringing this under control quickly given the tight quarters, preventing a much worse outcome.Thank you to the Winthrop Police Department, which provided support and traffic control at the scene.”
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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