Columbia Street fire. Photo by Jake Kassen.
WFXT reports [2] a man in his 50s died early this morning after a fire broke out in the third floor of a triple decker on Columbia Street. Associated Press reports [3] the cause is still under investigation.
Jake Kassen, who happened to be passing by Cambridge and Hampshire [4] on his way home, reports:
It was around 12:20am. The police had just arrived but not the fire department. Looks like it took them 20 minutes or so to extinguish the visible flames (From my vantage point) but the house is likely a goner. Sad.