Sunday, February 1, 2015

TRACTOR TRAILER POSSIBLE CAUSE OF 3-ALARM FIRE AT MEADOWS ASSOCIATES IN HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS





 

TRACTOR TRAILER POSSIBLE CAUSE OF 3-ALARM FIRE AT MEADOWS ASSOCIATES IN HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS





Sunday, February 1, 2015




HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS — 

A tractor trailer in a garage at Meadow Associates caused a large fire at the factory at 114 North Bridge St. Sunday morning, officials said.




Holyoke Fire Capt. Anthony Cerruti said the fire started around 10:30 a.m. and was called in by a passerby who saw smoke coming from the roof of the building.




"When crews arrived they saw a lot of smoke coming from the windows near the roof of the building," he said.




The fire is believed to have started in one of the garages housing a tractor trailer on the property. Cerruti said there was no one in the building at the time of the fire and he cannot yet estimate the damage.




The building will remain closed until the city's building inspector can assess the damage.




"There was a lot of smoke which caused damage to offices and computers, there is smoke damage everywhere and there was structural damage as well," Cerruti said.




The cause of the fire is undetermined at this time. Fire crews from Chicopee, West Springfield and South Hadley assisted Holyoke firefighters.