Crews Battle Fire At Chelsea Apartment Building During Intense Heat

CHELSEA, MA — Firefighters battled a 3-alarm fire inside a Chelsea triple-decker early Thursday morning.

Firefighters responded to a report of a fire at 5 John Street, a large 12-unit building with a wood frame structure around 1 a.m.

Chelsea Fire Chief Leonard Albanese said no injuries were reported, but several people were displaced. He added that the humidity, high heat, and some hoarding conditions made putting out the heavy fire difficult.

A Massachusetts member of the Connecticut Fire Photographer's Association Rick Nohl was on the scene to assist.

Six units in the building were impacted and a cat was found in the building alive and well.

This is the second large fire Chelsea firefighters have seen in a week after 30 residents were displaced from a building on Blossom Street.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.