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Firefighters concerned more buildings could collapse after Cambridge fire

Firefighters concerned more buildings could collapse after Cambridge fire
WEBVTT LASTING SIX HOURS, DAMAGING OR DESTROYING 11 -- 15 BUILDINGS. ONE MAN SAID HE SAW THE FLAMES AND RUSHED TO HELP. >> WE JUST STARTED KNOCKING ON PEOPLE'S DOORS. A LADY WAS ALREADY GETTING READY TO GET OUT. THE WINDOWS WERE STARTING TO POP AND CRACK. SO WE GOT HER DAUGHTER AND HER DOG. WE GOT HER OUT. SHAUN: AGAIN, FIRE CREWS SAYING THERE ARE NOW A TOTAL OF 15 HOMES DAMAGED HERE. SOME OF THE BUILDINGS THAT ARE STILL INTACT, THEY HAVE SOME CONCERNS THAT THEY MIGHT COLLAPSE. TAKE A LISTEN TO WHAT FIRE OFFICIALS JUST TOLD US. >> WE HAVE A CONCERN WITH A NUMBER OF THE BUILDINGS POTENTIALLY COLLAPSING, BUT WE HAVEN'T DETERMINED WHICH ONES AT THIS POINT. SO WE JUST ESTABLISHED OUR SAFE ZONE, AND WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS, WE'LL BEGIN THAT INVESTIGATION. SHAUN: NOW, VICTIMS SPENT THE NIGHT AT A LOCAL SHERLT. ABOUT FIVE OR SIX PEOPLE DID HAVE SOME INJURIES. NOBODY WAS SERIOUSLY HURT. THE CITY HAS SET UP A RELIEF FUND FOR THOSE VICTIMS. IF YOU'D LIKE THAT INFORMATION,
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Firefighters concerned more buildings could collapse after Cambridge fire
More than a dozen buildings were impacted by the massive fire and there is fear some could collapse.

More than a dozen buildings were impacted by the massive fire and there is fear some could collapse.

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