Hide Transcript Show Transcript WEBVTT THE SCENE AT THIS HOUR IN WHAT WAS A FAST-MOVING FIRE EARLIER. HEAVY FLAMES EARLIER, AND FIREFIGHTERS ENDED UP RESCUING SEVERAL PEOPLE USING GROUND LETTERS. WE’RE TOLD THERE WERE 70 PEOPLE DISPLACED, SOME ARE COLLEGE STUDENTS. WE UNDERSTAND THESE ARE PRIVATELY OWNED APARTMENTS. BECAUSE THIS FIRE BROKE OUT ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON, THEY ARE NOT SURE HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE OUT OF THE BUILDING WHEN THIS FIRE STARTED, SO THEY ARE TRYING TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS ACCOUNTED FOR. NINE PEOPLE IN ALL WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL, TWO OF WHICH WERE FIREFIGHTERS. OF THOSE PEOPLE HURT, WE’RE TOLD INJURIES RANGE -- RANGE FROM SMOKE IN RELATION TO LACERATIONS . >> THE ROOF IS COLLAPSED, WHICH IS MAKING IT DIFFICULT BECAUSE WE CANNOT ACCESS THE BODY OF FIRE WE’RE LOOKING TO ACCESS. DIANE: THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS STILL BEING INVESTIGATED AT THIS HOUR. WE’RE TOLD THE BUILDING IS A TOTAL LOSS. Advertisement Heavy fire destroys apartment building near Northeastern University Up to 10 people taken to hospital for treatment Share Shares Copy Link Copy Firefighters used ladders Saturday afternoon to reach the upper floors of a burning apartment building located near Northeastern University.Nine people were taken to the hospital from the building, mostly for smoke inhalation, officials said. That total includes one firefighter who suffered a laceration and another who suffered a back injury. The Boston Fire Department reported heavy fire on the upper floors of the building. Firefighters struck at least seven alarms to call for additional assistance.Fire Commissioner Joe Finn said the roof has collapsed. He said the fire appeared to have started on the second floor but said the investigation will need to definitively determine the cause. Finn said the building was a total loss, valued at several million dollars. He said smoke detectors worked but there were not enough sprinklers to keep the fire in check. Mayor Marty Walsh said residents of the building are students of at least three local universities: Emerson College, Northeastern University and the Berklee College of Music. Sixty or 70 total residents were displaced. Northeastern University Police have opened up the Cabot Gym to anyone who has been displaced by the fire. The entrance is close to Chicken Lou's on Forsyth Street.“We are working with the Boston Fire Department as they investigate the cause of the fire. Our priority is the safety of our residents and ensuring that they have temporary housing until we have an opportunity to assess the damage," said Ben Levenson, who manages the building for The Copley Group. Levenson said that the business is booking hotel rooms for dozens of residents, in addition to those who are being housed by Northeastern University.<doc-sep>Crime & Safety 7-Alarm Boston Fire Displaced Dozens Boston firefighters are responding to a fire that has just gone to seven alarms in the Fenway, Back Bay area. Reply BOSTON, MA — At least 60 people are displaced and several more are injured after a seven-alarm fire that has ripped through a residential building in the Fenway neighborhood. The fire started some time after 3 p.m., and firefighters were expecting to be working into the night. The fire is at 104- 108 Hemenway St. Police are cautioning drivers to stay away from the area, where there are a number of college dorms and student dwellings. Just before 5 p.m. Northeastern University police sent out an alert notifying students living in a nearby dorm, Kennedy Hall to evacuate. Boston Fire Chief Joe Finn said "8-10 civilians" had minor injuries and one firefighter suffered a cut, reported Ch. 7. He also said about 60-70 residents were displaced, mostly college students at Northeastern and Berklee. Fire officials said a call came in at 3:17 p.m. for a report of a building on fire. When firefighters arrived, they saw flames coming from the five-story brick apartment building. Within the hour fire officials were ordering firefighters out of the building, according to early dispatch radio reports. Photos show dark smoke pouring from the building on the gloomy rainy day. photo courtesy Boston Fire Dept. The view from Gainsborough Street. Photo courtesy Monica Coyle Here's where the fire is:<doc-sep>
BOSTON (CBS) – About 10 residents and one firefighter were sent to the hospital after a large fire broke out at a 5-story apartment building in Boston’s Fenway neighborhood. The residents suffered from smoke inhalation, fire officials said. The firefighter suffered a laceration injury. Their conditions were not known. The fire broke out at 3:15 p.m. Saturday on Hemenway Street. The apartment building is located near Northeastern University. “It’s terrifying,” said Jonah Webb, a student at Northeastern. “It’s the time of the year where a lot of the heaters are being turned on in apartments and residence halls around here, and this is the biggest fear.” The apartment building houses 70 residents, many of them college students who attend Northeastern University and other city colleges. The fire started in the second floor and quickly spread to other parts of the building, said Boston Fire Commissioner Joseph Finn. “The roof has collapsed into the top floor. which is making it difficult for us right now, because we can’t access the body of fire we’re trying to access,” Finn said at the scene. The weather did not help. Strong winds help fan the flames. Firefighters were up in ladders to fight the fire. Northeastern University Police urged people to avoid the area. Flames are peaking out the roof of an apartment building on Hemenway Street. A bunch of Northeastern students are stranded out in the rain. @WBZ #WBZ pic.twitter.com/JrdTtq0c2e — Tiffany Chan (@TiffanyChanWBZ) October 27, 2018 Displaced students were seen outside the building for hours as firefighters worked to extinguish the fire. They heard windows shatter and people screaming for help from the top of the building. “The windows had broken out and there was smoke that was starting to come out of the building. And then I heard people screaming from the top floor,” said witness Adam Petricca. The privately-owned building is a complete loss, with millions of dollars in damages. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Check back for CBSBoston.com for more details on this breaking news story as they become available.