STOUGHTON, MASS. (WHDH) - Fire crews rescued a resident while battling an early morning blaze that ripped through an apartment complex in Stoughton on Friday and left a firefighter hospitalized, officials said.
At around 2 a.m., crews responding to a reported fire at Stone End Apartments on Wheeler Circle found flames coming from the top floor of the building and used a ladder truck to apply water, according to the Stoughton Fire Department.
One rescue was made and there were no reported injuries to residents. One firefighter was taken to the hospital with undisclosed minor injuries.
The origin of the fire was tracked to the rear third floor of 23 Wheeler Circle, which has been deemed a total loss. The fire burned through the attic, causing a collapse.
“My granddaughter stayed overnight at my house, because I’ve been sick, so she said, ‘Nana get out, Nana get out.’ I’m pushing the smoke apart and you couldn’t breathe real bad,” said resident Geraldine Ramos.
She said she left some of her most important possessions inside when she evacuated.
“My son’s ashes, I lost my son a few years back and my other dog, and some of my personal property is in there, and my medication for my heart and my nebulizer,” Ramos said.
The Red Cross said more than 50 residents have been displaced.
“I didn’t hear him knocking on my door, but I heard the firefighters banging on my door. That’s when I jumped out of my bed,” another resident said. “I didn’t smell smoke until I opened my door. That’s when I smelled the smoke. And I got real nervous then.”
“I’m doing okay. As long as I made it out alive, everything else can be replaced,” she continued.
Cell phone video shows the inside of one of the damaged apartment units.
“Everything is just waterlogged. No roof. Furniture she thought she was going to pass down to me is probably ruined. Just trinkets. It’s a lot,” said Summer Fredrick, whose mother was displaced by the fire.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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