Peabody Weekend House Fire Causes 'Significant Damage'

PEABODY, MA — A Peabody home on Ellsworth Road sustained "significant damage" from a basement fire that struck two alarms and drew mutual aid from six neighboring cities and towns on Sunday morning.

Peabody fire said crews arrived at the house shortly before 7 a.m. on Sunday morning for reported smoke with fire showing from the basement. All residents of the house were outside when police and fire crews arrived with no injuries reported.

"We quickly had a knockdown in the basement but the fire had already traveled up the chimney chase to floors one and town," PFD said. "We did have an initial hydrant issue that was resolved and water supply was established without delay."

Mutual aid coverage from Lynn, Lynnfield, Salem, Beverly, Swampscott an Danvers helped crews attend to the scene.

"The home did suffer significant damage and the residents did not stay there," PFD said. "We want to thank all of those who came today to assist us with our efforts."

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)