Officials say a fire at an apartment building in Revere is considered arson
A fire that injured two people at a Revere apartment building is being investigated as arson, and Massachusetts authorities are asking for the public’s help in finding the person responsible. The fire at 30 Park Avenue was first reported shortly before 5:50pm on Sunday. It soon came to two warnings. Firefighters entered the building and rescued two people who were transported to an area hospital. Residents told News Center 5 that the two women who were rescued were elderly women. The fire displaced dozens of people living in the building, and some of them began returning to their units on Tuesday. State Police forces assigned to the State Fire Marshal’s Office determined that the fire was intentionally set based on an examination of the scene, interviews with witnesses and other evidence. ‘A tragedy,’ Revere Fire Department Chief Christopher Bright said in a statement. Video shared with NewsCenter 5 shows the fire apparently started in the hallway, where carpeting was melted. The fire appears to have burned the door of the unit. Residents say that one of the elderly women who needs rescue lives in that unit. “It’s a shame. I mean this is a really big community. There’s a lot of families here, a lot of kids,” Elizabeth Garcia said. , who lives in the building. “It is unfortunate because any of these children, God forbid, could have been injured in a fire.” . The program is coordinated by the Massachusetts Property Insurance Guaranty Association and offers rewards of up to $500 for information that detects or prevents arson crimes. All calls made to the hotline are confidential.
A fire that injured two people at a Revere apartment building is being investigated as arson, and Massachusetts authorities are asking for the public’s help in finding the person responsible.
The fire at 30 Park Avenue was first reported shortly before 5:50pm on Sunday, and two alarms were quickly sounded.
Firefighters entered the building and rescued two people who were taken to an area hospital. Residents told NewsCenter 5 that the two rescued women were elderly women.
Dozens of people living in the building were displaced by the fire, and some began returning to their units on Tuesday.
Investigators with the Revere Fire and Police Departments and State Police troopers assigned to the State Fire Marshal’s Office determined that the fire was intentionally set based on an examination of the scene, interviews with witnesses and other evidence.
“Two occupants of this structure had to be rescued by firefighters. This incident could have created a devastating tragedy,” Revere Fire Chief Christopher Bright said in a statement.
Video shared with NewsCenter 5 shows the fire started in the hallway, where carpet was melted. The fire appears to have burned the door of the unit. According to residents, an elderly woman who needs rescue lives in that unit.
“It’s unfortunate. I mean this is a really big community. There’s a lot of families here, a lot of kids,” said Elizabeth Garcia, who lives in the building. “It’s unfortunate because, God forbid, any of these kids could have been injured in a fire.”
Investigators returned to the apartment building on Monday and posted fliers with the Arson Watch Reward Program hotline number, 1-800-682-9229. The program is coordinated by the Massachusetts Property Insurance Guaranty Association and offers rewards of up to $500 for information that detects or prevents arson crimes. All calls made to the hotline are confidential.
(tags to translate) Fire Watch Bounty Program
