Firefighters Injured in MA Parking Garage Fire

Five firefighters were injured in a fire that destroyed multiple vehicles in a parking garage in Somerville, Massachusetts, according to news reports.

Boston 25 News reported that the fire occurred early Wednesday at parking garage at Assembly Row.

Crews found heavy smoke coming from the garage and a fire on the fourth floor. The fire destroyed four cars and damaged a fifth car, and resulted in a partial concrete collapse, the reported noted.

Three members were injured by falling concrete and two others sustained minor injuries.

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