Crime & Safety

Vigil Mourns Three Killed In Worcester Five-Alarm Fire

Edna Williams, 85, Gerald "Jerry" Prince, 61, and Woodrow Adams Sr., 71, died in the Friday night Jaques Avenue fire.

A vigil was held outside 13 Jaques Ave. Sunday night for a family that lost three people.
A vigil was held outside 13 Jaques Ave. Sunday night for a family that lost three people. (WBZ-TV)

WORCESTER, MA — A vigil took place in Worcester Sunday night to mourn the three lives lost in a fire there on Friday. Dozens stood in the cold chanting “Adams strong!” to show support for the Adams family.

Flames destroyed a triple-decker on Jacques Avenue. Woodrow Adams Jr. said he lost his father, his grandmother, and his uncle in the blaze. Eighty-five-year-old Edna Williams and her 61-year-old son, Gerald “Jerry” Prince didn’t make it out alive, officials said. Woodrow Adams Sr., 71, died at a hospital on Saturday after suffering injuries from jumping out of a window to escape the fire.

See full story on CBS Boston.

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