CHELSEA, Mass. — A fire at a warehouse lighting up the night sky. Firefighters from several communities rushed in to help knock out the flames. The warehouse where this happened is vacant, but the fire still prompts big concerns.
Firefighters worked to protect the homes on nearby Crescent Ave and also the MBTA Commuter Rail tracks. Service on the Newburyport/Rockport line is suspended until further notice, due to concern the building might collapse onto the tracks. Then after the bulk of the fire was put out, firefighters will remain on scene all day monitoring for hotspots.
The Chelsea fire chief says they’ve been keeping their eye on this building for a while — doing weekly checks and were afraid something like this might happen.
In the middle of the night—residents in this Chelsea neighborhood woke up to an orange glow right out their windows.
“Before I knew it opened the …