Firefighters concerned more buildings could collapse after Cambridge fire
Firefighters concerned more buildings could collapse after Cambridge fire
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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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