Salem Firefighters Battle Blaze at Downtown High-Rise
A fire on the third floor of the Salem Housing Authority building forced firefighters to order a partial evacuation late Sunday night.
Salem Firefighters battled a fire at the Charter Street high-rise that houses the Salem Housing Authority late Sunday night. At about 10:30 p.m., local firefighters responded to a reported fire inside unit 301, located on the third floor of the 12-story building. All of the building's third-floor residents were temporarily evacuated and the fire caused "heavy smoke and a lot of heat," a fire official said Sunday night. Thankfully, the building's sprinkler system worked when triggered, firefighters said on scene. It was clear from the amount of water pouring down through the ceiling in the lobby that the fire caused extensive water damage and firefighters noted that both elevators had to be shut down. The elderly resident who lived in the …
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Price Grisham
12:01 am on Monday, February 25, 2013
Emergency vehicles still here; apparently several people hurt. Please do pray for them. more ›