Mid-Day Fire in Waltham Damages 3rd Floor Apartment

At 12:54PM on Tuesday March 12th Waltham Fire struck Box 13 for a reported fire on the 3rd Floor of a building at 11 Spruce Street in Waltham. Car 2 (C-2), Engine 1, Squad 5, Ladder 2 & Rescue 6 responded to the box.

Waltham Police arrived seconds later to find smoke coming from the building and residents escaping via the fire escape in the rear. C-2 was arrived on scene and reported heavy smoke showing from the 3rd Floor of a 3 Story Wood Frame Occupied Multiple Dwelling.

Ladder 2 threw the stick to the 3rd Floor of the building and Engine 1 ran a 1 3/4" line over the stick to the 3rd Floor. The deputy chief requested a Working Fire assignment sending Engine 2 as the RIT Team and Cataldo Medic 1 to the scene.

Firefighters located 2 people on the 2nd Floor and escorted them outside. When firefighters reached the room of origin they found a Mattress on fire and carried it to a nearby window and thew it out into the parking lot. Squad 5 ran a line and extinguished the Mattress Fire.

The fire scorched the wall behind the bed but did not extend into the walls. There were no injuries reported. The cause of the fire remains under investigation but could be electrical in nature.