Overview
- Firefighters responded to multiple 911 calls and found heavy fire in three occupied multi‑family buildings at Haverhill and Margin streets on Sunday, prompting commanders to escalate to a fourth alarm.
- Mutual‑aid departments from nearby communities joined Lawrence crews and worked for hours to extinguish the blaze while conducting primary searches of all three buildings.
- A firefighter rescued a man from a third‑floor window on scene, and officials reported no injuries among residents or emergency personnel.
- Hot summer temperatures made operations more strenuous because firefighting gear traps heat, leading chiefs to rotate crews and keep teams on site to monitor hot spots after the flames were controlled.
- Investigators are actively working to determine the fire’s origin while police maintain road closures and city officials coordinate shelter and recovery support for the roughly 60 people displaced.