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Methuen Fire Displaces About A Dozen Residents

METHUEN (CBS) -- Up to a dozen residents were displaced after a fire broke out in a Pleasant Street building Saturday morning.

Firefighters responded to an early-morning blaze, finding flames licking out the windows and roof when they got to the scene around 2 a.m.

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Early morning flames displaced about a dozen residents of this Methuen building. (WBZ-TV)

No one was injured in the blaze after police helped evacuate all residents of the home, though a few were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation, fire officials say.

Firefighters were still dampening hot spots at 12:15 p.m. on Saturday, 10 hours after the fire broke out.

There's still no word on what caused the fire.

 

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