LYNNFIELD, MASS. (WHDH) - Firefighters battled a fire at Post Office Square in Lynnfield Tuesday night.
Flames engulfed a shopping area on Salem Street, leaving several businesses as total losses and more than 10 damaged.
Authorities said a shared attic space connecting businesses, along with the building having no sprinkler system, allowed flames to spread quickly.
“Our station is only about a hundred yards from here, so somebody was knocking on the front door of the fire station,” said Lynnfield Fire Chief Glenn Davis. “We already had fire through the roof at that point. It got pretty far ahead of us pretty quickly.”
“By the time we came in, everything was on fire, and nothing was stopping,” said Mohammed Oagduzzamann, co-owner of Old Town Market, which was impacted by the fire. “Today, I was supposed to come in here and open at 7 o’clock, now I came here to see what’s going on and what’s left. There is nothing left.”
At least three ladder trucks were seen on scene Tuesday night, with several fire crews attacking the flames from the ground and on the ladders.
“It’s very heartbreaking,” Oagduzzamann said. “I can tell you that.”
No one was injured in the fire.
“We’re lucky that nobody got hurt,” Oagduzzamann said. “Everybody is safe. As long as we’re healthy. God blessing we can make it back again, it’s just a matter of time.”
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