Multiple Crews Battle 4-Alarm Fire In Western Massachusetts (Update)

Multiple crews were on the scene of a 4-alarm fire that spread to two buildings in western Massachusetts, the West Springfield Fire Department said on Twitter.

A firetruck arriving to the scene of the fire
Photo Credit: *Facebook/Russell Police Department*

David Cifarelli

07/26/2022 5:54 p.m.

The fire broke out at a building on Woronoco Road around 5 p.m. on Tuesday, July 26, Russell Police said on Facebook.

This happened at the Strathmore Mills, which have been vacant for years, Western Mass News reports. A witness told the outlet that the fire appeared to start out of nowhere.

“We just got us and the pets,” Jaynice Alvarado told the outlet. “That’s all we could get. They kept telling us to get out.”

Upon arrival, crews found heavy fire coming from all four floors of the building and that is was starting to go through the roof, Western Mass News reports. A second fire eventually sparked across the street from the original, according to a Tweet from Metro Fire (@MAFireEMS)

People were being told to avoid the area as crews worked to extinguish the flames. Crews were reportedly still on the scene Wednesday morning looking for hot spots, Western Mass News reports. No other information was initially released.

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