Fire spreads between 2 buildings in Lawrence
By Anne Baker, Globe Staff
A three-alarm fire tore through a rooming house in Lawrence early this morning and flames spread to the three-story apartment house next door.
Both wood frame buildings sustained extensive damage, said Chief Peter Takvorian of the Lawrence Fire Department. No one was injured in the blaze, but some 20 residents were displaced.
Investigators believe that the fire was ignited by a resident who accidentally set a mattress aflame while using a lighter in a dark room to hunt for a pack of cigarettes, Takvorian said.
Firefighters responded to the first alarm at 5:01 a.m. on Greenwood Street. Flames spread to the building next door and officials quickly sounded second and third alarms.
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All what I say is that the Lawrence Fire Department may had been a little too late arrived at some of the later fire alerts. Although, this is not always the case , the fire city department should improve the first-respond time, to meet the city challenges.