WORCESTER, MASS. (WHDH) - Firefighters battled a four-alarm house fire in Worcester Thursday that left 16 people displaced.
Crews responding to a reported structure fire on Harrison Street around 7 p.m. found heavy smoke and flames showing from the entire home.
A preliminary investigation indicates the fire began on the back porch of the triple-decker home and then spread through the entire building.
Firefighters rescued three people from the third floor of the home and brought them down to safety.
A fourth person was taken from a second-floor window.
Four firefighters were taken to a local hospital with heat exhaustion and dehydration.
The American Red Cross was called to assist.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Fire on Harrison street #Worcester, could smell smoke on Austin & Main Street. pic.twitter.com/iEewFeJjia
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