Cambridge Fire: How You Can Help

CAMBRIDGE, MA — According to estimates from fire officials, at least 60 residents lost their homes in the massive, 10-alarm blaze that engulfed a Cambridge neighborhood Saturday afternoon.

As of Saturday night, according to Cambridge Mayor Denise Simmons, the city is seeking monetary donations made out to the Mayors Fire Relief Fund, Cambridge City Hall, 795 Mass Ave., Cambridge, 02138. She asks that donors hold off on material donations for now.

A GoFundMe page has also been set up at this link here, shared by Mayor Simmons.

The Red Cross is assisting people who have lost their homes at the War Memorial Recreation Center on Cambridge Street, and at the Frisoli Youth Center.

The fire began Saturday afternoon at an under-construction building, and rapidly spread through the area of Berkshire and York Streets. At least one of the seven impacted buildings was a low-income housing complex, which was home to an estimated 60 people, a city councilor told Patch.

Fire officials have put the total number of people displaced at around 50-60, possibly more.

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Photo by Sarah Betancourt, reporting for Patch

Patch has edited this report to reflect updated estimates for the number of residents displaced. Two public officials on the scene previously told Patch that 100 or more were without a home.