Cambridge fire guts home of man, 91

By Kate Augusto, Globe Correspondent

A 91-year-old man escaped from a three-alarm fire in Cambridge overnight that gutted his 2 1/2 story home.

The man, whom firefighters did not identify, noticed flames in his home on Broadway just after midnight, rushed out the front door, and pulled a fire alarm box, said Deputy Chief Jim Burns of the Cambridge Fire Department. The man lived alone and was not physically injured, Burns said.

The intense flames spread to the buildings on either side of the man’s home. All the residents were able to escape unharmed, Burns said. The 91-year-old’s home is a total loss.

“The building has to be torn down because of extensive damage," Burns said.

A few firefighters sustained minor injuries, but they were treated at the scene. There were no immediate signs of arson, but the cause of the fire remains under investigation and officials have ruled nothing out, Burns said.

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