WALTHAM, Mass. — Residents had to evacuate their Waltham home through a cloud of smoke on Thanksgiving after a large fire broke out Thursday afternoon.
The three-alarm blaze tore through a multi-story home on Moody Street, and fortunately, everyone was able to make it out of the home safely.
A total of 15 people were ultimately displaced, Waltham fire officials told Boston 25 News.
The back of the building was left severely charred by the flames.
Michaela Kohler told Boston 25 News that she heard a loud pop and looked out her window to see a raging blaze near the top of the building.
#WATCH: One neighbor heard a loud ‘pop’ while on her couch, and captured this outside her window.
— Daniel Coates (@danielcoates_25) November 24, 2023
The massive blaze on Waltham’s Moody St. seriously damaged at least four homes.
Hearing everyone is out safely. We’re on scene waiting for more details @boston25 pic.twitter.com/rdrpS3wsGU
Waltham and neighboring fire departments worked to extinguish flames that damaged at least four area homes.
Residents told Boston 25 reporter Daniel Coates that they had to escape through heavy smoke as they rushed out their doors.
Although nobody inside was hurt, one firefighter was injured during the process and was treated on the scene.
#NOW: Crews battling a third-alarm fire on Waltham’s Moody St. The backside of the home is completely charred.
— Daniel Coates (@danielcoates_25) November 23, 2023
Multiple neighboring homes look to be seriously damaged as well.
Residents tell me they escaped through heavy smoke outside their doors. @boston25 pic.twitter.com/LUGlo1EgxD
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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