Overview
- Flames and thick smoke tore through a two-family home on South Street Monday afternoon, causing extensive visible damage captured on witness and dashcam video.
- Bystanders and neighbors tried to reach the trapped resident before crews arrived, and the fire chief described the scene as chaotic as he kept others from entering.
- Engine crews made a rapid entry and pulled the woman from the first floor, then transferred her to a waiting ambulance.
- Fire officials said she was unconscious on rescue and suffered burns and smoke inhalation, and WCVB reported she was airlifted in critical condition.
- Investigators from the fire department and police are examining the origin and cause, and neighbors said the occupant of the other unit was not home at the time.