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Boston Herald
Boston Herald
22 Apr 2023
Flint McColgan, Stuart Cahill


NextImg:Photos: About 110 people displaced by 4-alarm fire in Winthrop

Residents of an apartment building in Winthrop survived a fire that struck four alarms, sending mutual aid from surrounding communities to battle the blaze.

Winthrop Police and Fire received the first reports of fire at the apartment building at 91 Veterans Road at 12:18 p.m. Friday. At the scene, the building was surrounded with heavy smoke and flames were visible.

“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,” the agencies wrote in a joint statement later that day.

Some residents were transported to local hospitals, though authorities none were thought to suffer life-threatening injuries.

In all, about 110 people were displaced and were receiving assistance from the Red Cross.

Other survivors include at least one dog seen at the scene named Petey.

Emergency crews shut down Shirley Street, which runs parallel to Veterans Road, as well as the cross street, which is Hadassah Way to the west of Shirley and Coral Avenue to the east of Shirley.

Mutual aid was provided by the fire departments of Lynn, Chelsea, Malden, Saugus and Revere, according to the Winthrop Police and Fire statement. The State Police and Port Authority assisted at the scene.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Firefighters battle a multi alarm blaze at 91 Veterans Road where multiple people were transported for medical reasons on April 21, 2023 in , Winthrop, MA. . (Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)

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Firefighters battle a multi alarm blaze at 91 Veterans Road on Friday in Winthrop. (Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)

Elkie, whose daughter lives in the building and could not get back, carries Petey, her daughterÕs dog from the fire scene, as Firefighters battle a multi alarm blaze at 91 Veterans Road where multiple people were transported for medical reasons on April 21, 2023 in , Winthrop, MA. . (Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)

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Elkie, whose daughter lives in the building and could not get back, carries Petey, her daughter’s dog, from the fire scene Friday in Winthrop. (Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)

Firefighters battle a multi alarm blaze at 91 Veterans Road where multiple people were transported for medical reasons on April 21, 2023 in , Winthrop, MA. . (Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)

Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald
Firefighters battle a multi alarm blaze at 91 Veterans Road, where multiple people were transported to area hospitals for non-life-threatening injuries Friday in Winthrop. (Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)

Firefighters battle a multi alarm blaze at 91 Veterans Road where multiple people were transported for medical reasons on April 21, 2023 in , Winthrop, MA. . (Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)

Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald
A resident rescued from the apartment building at 91 Veterans Road in Winthrop was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threating injuries Friday. (Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)

Firefighters battle a multi alarm blaze at 91 Veterans Road where multiple people were transported for medical reasons on April 21, 2023 in , Winthrop, MA. . (Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)

Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald
Firefighters battle a multi alarm blaze at 91 Veterans Road Friday in Winthrop. (Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)

Firefighters battle a multi alarm blaze at 91 Veterans Road where multiple people were transported for medical reasons on April 21, 2023 in , Winthrop, MA. . (Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)

Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald
Firefighters battle a multi alarm blaze at 91 Veterans Road Friday in Winthrop. (Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)

Firefighters battle a multi alarm blaze at 91 Veterans Road where multiple people were transported for medical reasons on April 21, 2023 in , Winthrop, MA. . (Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)

Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald
Firefighters battle a multi-alarm blaze at 91 Veterans Road Friday in Winthrop. (Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)