Firefighters extinguished a fire that broke out shortly before 1 a.m. Monday at an apartment building at 117 Essex Street. Some of the building's nine tenants were injured, but none seriously, according to Holyoke fire officials.
A Monday morning fire injured some of the tenants who live at 117 Essex St. in Holyoke. Their conditions were not immediately known.HOLYOKE -- Firefighters extinguished a blaze that broke out shortly before 1 a.m. Monday at a three-story brick apartment building at 117 Essex Street.
The building has nine tenants -- seven adults and two children -- some of whom were hurt in the fire, according to Holyoke Fire Lt. Thomas G. Paquin. Their injuries were not considered life-threatening, he said.
Red Cross officials were at the scene to assist the displaced residents.
As precautionary measure, firefighters remained on scene well after the fire had been extinguished.
"They're still chasing some hot spots," Paquin said.
Some smoke was still seen coming from the building around 6:50 a.m., according to a Republican reporter at the scene.
Officials have yet to determine what caused the fire, which is under investigation by the arson squad.
The fire was reported at 12:51 a.m. Monday, according to Holyoke Fire Department records.
The nearly 7,000-square-foot apartment building, known as "The Barlow," was built in 1889. The building has six apartments -- three of which were already unoccupied when the fire broke out -- and is managed by Trela Realty, Holyoke fire officials said.