Crime & Safety
Fire In UMass Hospital Parking Garage: Reports
Several cars reportedly caught on fire in the lot at UMass.
WORCESTER, MA—Firefighters battled a blaze in the parking garage at UMass hospital Wednesday evening, according to several reports and scanner alerts.
The fire reportedly erupted from at least eight parked cars in the garage on South Street on the campus in Worcester.
UMass medical (student) hospital https://t.co/4yQ4tNnCNP
— Jason MacDonald (@jmacd33) January 18, 2018
@WorcesterFD fighting a car fire inside the parking garage at UMASS hospital.https://t.co/tnahSFy99w
— Auburn Fire Rescue (@auburnmassfire) January 17, 2018
No injuries have been reported and the building was closed, according to the Worcester Fire Department. By around 7:30 p.m. the fire was extinguished and flatbed were brought in to remove the cars, according to reports.
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Companies picking up at 55 N Lake Ave. 8 vehicles were on fire in the parking garage. No injuries pic.twitter.com/eemQHCxVXD
— Worcester Fire Dept. (@WorcesterFD) January 17, 2018
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