Massachusetts firefighters rescue trapped resident from third flooring window on bitterly chilly night time

Native firefighters rescued a trapped resident from a 3rd flooring window, as they battled a blaze on a bitterly chilly night time.

The Cambridge firefighters additionally reportedly saved a cat, which was unconscious earlier than paramedics gave the cat oxygen and revived the animal.

Simply earlier than midnight on Sunday morning, firefighters responded to a 2-alarm fireplace within the giant, a number of dwelling flats at 72-74 Kirkland St.

“During the initial stages of the fire, the firefighters of Ladder 1 rescued a trapped person from a 3rd floor window via aerial ladder,” Cambridge Fireplace posted.

“An unconscious cat was also rescued by FFs, was given oxygen & successfully revived by @ProEMSCambridge medics,” the hearth division added.

The hearth was shortly contained and extinguished by fireplace corporations, however a number of folks have been displaced from their flats.

The trigger and origin of the hearth will likely be below investigation.

About 45 firefighters fought the hearth within the 15-degree temps. The wind chill was a brutal 1 diploma.

II) 2 alarms Field 2-483:
Throughout the preliminary levels of the hearth, the firefighters of Ladder 1 rescued a trapped individual from a third flooring window by way of aerial ladder. An unconscious cat was additionally rescued by FFs, was given oxygen & efficiently revived by @ProEMSCambridge medics. pic.twitter.com/WF9AA2ok0V

— Cambridge Fireplace Dept. (@CambridgeMAFire) December 22, 2024