Investigators are working to determine what sparked a blaze that damaged several apartments inside 75 Oswego St. in Springfield Friday morning.
View full sizeThe fire started somewhere in the blackened third floor apartment seen on the left. SPRINGFIELD - Investigators are working to determine what sparked a blaze that damaged several apartments inside 75 Oswego St. in Springfield Friday morning.
Around 1 a.m., an apartment fire was reported in a third floor apartment inside the four-story brick structure. When firefighters arrived, there were flames and smoke showing.
Crews entered the building and quickly knocked down the fire, checking for extension into other apartments about 15 minutes later.
Crowds of people gathered in front of the 87-year-old building in the city's South End as firefighters worked inside while American Medical Response EMTs and Springfield police stood by.
By 1:30 a.m., several fire engines left the scene and returned to service.
The 17-apartment building is owned and managed by Hollywood Associates Limited Partnership, which has an office in the adjacent building 79 Oswego St.
It wasn't immediately clear how many people were displaced by the fire.
More information about this incident will be published as it becomes available.