MA Firefighters Save Five from Three-Story Blaze

March 19, 2019
Seven people were taken to the hospital early Tuesday following the rescues from the burning building by Worcester firefighters.

Five people who were trapped in a three-story apartment building were rescued by Massachusetts firefighters early Tuesday.

When Worcester crews reached the burning building just before 3 a.m., they saw people hanging from the windows, WHDH-TV reports. Seven people were taken to the hospital following the rescues.

The fire, which is under investigation, displaced more than a dozen people, according to WHDH.