Ten Displaced in Monday Fire

The American Red Cross of Eastern Massachusetts assisted two families who were displaced by a fire at 50B Memorial Rd. Monday evening.

According to an email from the Red Cross, the emergency organization helped six adults and four children, including a baby, with temporary shelter and funds for food, clothing and baby formula.

50B Memorial Rd. is part of the Somerville Housing Authority's Mystic View housing development.

The fire broke out in a second-floor bedroom shortly before 6:30 p.m., and when firefighters arrived there was "heavy fire" coming from the apartment, according to Deputy Chief Patrick Sullivan of the Somerville Fire Department.

The fire was confined to the second-floor apartment, but the family in the first-floor apartment under it was also displaced, according to the Red Cross.

Sullivan said the fire caused about $25,000 in damage to property and $5,000 in damage to the building. As of Tuesday morning, the fire investigator was still investigating the cause, he said.

No one was injured in the incident, Sullivan said.