CAMBRIDGE, MASS. (WHDH) - One person is dead after a 3-alarm fire in Cambridge Tuesday morning.
Officers responded to a 4-story brick building on Chester Street before 5 a.m. after heavy fire was reported in a first floor apartment.
Cambridge Fire Chief Thomas Cahill confirmed one fatality from the blaze and the individual was found dead by firefighters inside the structure.
Authorities said they had to conduct multiple rescues to get residents out safely.
In a subsequent update shared by the state fire marshal’s office, officials said 15 residents were displaced.
One firefighter was taken to hospital for minor injuries and is expected to fully recover, officials said.
State and local officials in their update Tuesday afternoon said the fire was brought under control by 5:15 a.m.
Officials further described the person who died as an adult male and said the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will conduct a formal identification procedure and determine his cause and manner of death.
While the exact cause of the fire remained under investigation Tuesday, officials said working smoke alarms alerted multiple residents to the danger as flames spread, allowing them to safely escape the building.
Red Cross and the Salvation Army personnel were assisting displaced people as of Tuesday afternoon. Though temporarily forced from their homes, officials said they believe much of the damaged building will be habitable after cleanup.
(Copyright (c) 2026 Sunbeam Television. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)