Firefighters Battle 3-Alarm House Fire In Somerville

SOMERVILLE (CBS) - Four Tufts University students were displaced after a 3-alarm fire at a multi-family home on Teele Avenue.

Firefighters responded to the scene after receiving a report of the fire shortly before 4 p.m. Saturday. No injuries were reported.

The four tenants, who are all Armenian students studying at Tufts University, all made it out of the house safely.

The fire went to three alarms within about 20 minutes. Heavy smoke, water and fire damage destroyed the house.

Fire officials said it appears that the fire started on a porch and spread to the roof. The tenants tried to put the fire out, but it was too large.

When firefighters arrived, they found flames billowing from the roof.

Large crowds gathered along Teele Avenue as fire crews worked to control the blaze.

Crews knocked down the fire by 4:40 p.m.