Fire in Lawrence displaces 23
By Kate Augusto, Globe Correspondent
A three-alarm fire in a Lawrence apartment building early this morning caused no injuries, but left 23 people on the streets, fire officials said.
Firefighters were summoned shortly after midnight to the fire at the Bailey Street building, Deputy Fire Chief Jack Bergeron said. The fire in the old building quickly went to three alarms, taking more than three hours to fight.
“It took quite a while. I left the scene myself at around 2:35 and it was still going pretty good,” Bergeron said.
The building, which contained four apartments, collapsed, making the blaze difficult to extinguish. Officials are still investigating the cause of the fire.
Bergeron estimated damages at $400,000 and said the building did not seem salvageable. He said an adjacent building had received some heat damage but residents in that building have been allowed to return.
The Red Cross was working to provide shelter for the displaced residents, he said.
