2 Alarm Fire In Waltham

WALTHAM, MA - Firefighters put out heavy fire in the second floor of a home on Chestnut Park in Waltham.

Fire Chief Tom MacInnis said all the occupants were able to get out safe, and as of 10 a.m., an hour after the 911 call, there have been no injuries reported.

Flames were visible when crews arrived just after 9 a.m., and witnesses told Patch smoke billowed out from the building and around the block.

One man who lives in the same building in the unit next to the one on fire said his brother woke him up just before 9 a.m. He said he didn't hear smoke detectors going off, didn't think to grab anything but put on his socks and threw on his slippers and ran outside and into the cold rain.

"And that's when I saw the fire," said Sebastian Aguino.

The heavy wind conditions didn't help firefighters as they worked to put out the flames, which appeared to be mostly contained to the top unit in the building at 97 Chestnut Park, unit 3.

Neighbors said they believed only one person lived in the top unit and one person in the lower unit. It's not yet clear how much damage was done or how many will be displaced.

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