Woman Jumps Out Window Onto Mattress to Escape Apartment Fire

Unattended candle likely caused fire that injured 8 at Mass. apartment builing

A Sunday evening fire at an apartment building on Powderhouse Boulevard in Somerville was likely sparked by an unattended candle, officials announced Monday afternoon.The fire sent eight people, including four firefighters, to the hospital, WCVB reported. One of those eight was found unconscious inside the building, the station reported.

Woman jumps out window onto mattress to escape apartment fire

By Penny Kmitt Click here for updates on this story     SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A fire tore through an apartment building in Somerville, Massachusetts early Monday and one woman escaped by jumping out of a window and onto a mattress. Flames broke out in the Somerville Housing Authority complex on Powder House Boulevard just before midnight. Several people were trapped, according to Fire Chief Charles Breen. “We had a lot to contend wit…

‘Hanging out windows, screaming’: Residents rescued from burning Somerville apartment building

Several people were trapped and needed to be hospitalized, and one person even jumped out of a window.

Dramatic rescues, multiple people injured in Somerville apartment building fire

Multiple people were injured late Sunday in a fire at an apartment building in Somerville, Massachusetts.

Multiple hurt in fire at Somerville apartment building; one jumps out window to escape - Boston News, Weather, Sports

Multiple people, including a firefighter, were injured in a fire that broke out at an apartment building in Somerville late Sunday night. The fire was contained to one unit of the building on Powder House Boulevard, though heavy smoke spread through the second floor and onto the third. One resident jumped out of their window to escape, with their safe descent assisted by a quick-thinking neighbor. Somerville Fire Chief Charles Breen said it was …