Four-alarm fire ravages Brockton building

By Caitlin Castello, Globe Correspondent

A four-alarm fire raged through a building in Brockton today, damaging the roof but taking no lives.

The Brockton Fire Department received a report at around 6:30 a.m. of a fire at 47 West Elm Street.

The building, which is 90 to 100 years old, was unoccupied at the time, said Deputy Fire Chief Michael Williams. A few firefighters sustained minor injuries, he said.

The electrical fire started on the third floor and then spread to the fourth floor.

“Officially, it took almost seven hours to get completely extinguished,” said Williams. “Almost half the roof caved in."

The damage is estimated at up to $2 million dollars. “We are under the impression it can be repaired,” said Williams.

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