Winthrop Fire and Police Respond to Four-Alarm Apartment Complex Fire

Deputy Fire Chief Stephen Calandra and Police Chief Terence Delehanty reportd that the Winthrop Fire and Police Departments responded to and extinguished a four-alarm fire last week.

On Friday, April 21 at 12:18 p.m., Winthrop Police and Fire received reports of a fire at a multi-unit apartment building at 91 Veterans Road.

Upon arrival, crews observed heavy smoke and fire coming from the building, and multiple residents actively trying to escape. Crews quickly struck a second alarm to request mutual aid.

Crews worked aggressively to extinguish the fire and struck a fourth alarm calling additional mutual aid to the scene. Multiple residents were entrapped and have since been safely rescued from the building.

Three residents were transported to local hospitals for injuries that are not believed to be life threatening. Approximately 110 people are displaced and are being assisted by Red Cross.

Lynn Fire, Chelsea Fire, Malden Fire, Saugus Fire, Revere Police and Fire, Massachusetts State Police and the Massachusetts Port Authority provided mutual aid at the scene.

The cause of the fire is under investigation by Winthrop Fire Department and the State Police Fire and Explosion Investigation Unit attached to the State Fire Marshal’s Office.