WESTBORO, MASS. (WHDH) - The Westboro Fire Department said approximately 100 families were displaced by a fire Monday.
Officials said the fire was in a building on Turnpike Road and was located on the seventh floor.
“That’s just insane to me. I’m in disbelief still. My dog is shaken up too right now,” said resident Sharon Goldstein.
Residents said the fire alarm went off just before 9 a.m. and that smoke began pouring into the halls. They said the sprinkler system turned on automatically and that firefighters arrived quickly.
“I think they had a pretty good fight, they had to fight a lot to put the fire out, and now they’ve shut the power down,” said resident Sowmiya Sirdhran.
Westboro Fire Chief Patrick Purcell said an electrical appliance caught fire.
Crews said the fire was knocked down but the building suffered “major water damage”. Fire officials said there was about $2 million worth of damage.
“When the sprinkler system activated, that discharges a lot of water, fire was on an elevated location on the seventh floor, and all that water travels all the way down to the ground level, it was coming out a lot of light fixtures and wall sockets,” Purcell said.
After hours of waiting, residents were allowed back into the apartment building to collect their belongings.
The apartment complex’s management did not respond to a request for comment.
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