Firefighters are battling a five-alarm blaze at a vacant commercial building in Chelsea, Massachusetts. The fire, which broke out at the old Russo Tux building on Revere Beach Parkway, has required a massive response from surrounding departments on the North Shore. The fire was finally knocked down after several hours, but crews are still working to manage hot spots about 5 hours after the call came in. Smoke has been a significant concern, leading to the evacuation of a neighboring building. No injuries have been reported.
There was a massive fire in #chelseama at the old Russo's Tux space that took hours for fire fighters all over the area to put out. I got quite a few photos but these are some of the best ones I took @universalhub @ChelseaScanner @ChelseaFire_MA https://t.co/N77isQUVgi
Fire crews still dumping water on hot spots at this vacant commercial building in Chelsea about 5 hours after the call came in. Huge response from surrounding departments for this one. Smoke has been a big concern and chief says they had to evacuate building next door @boston25 https://t.co/hcTxSDcb8u
Firefighters have finally knocked down a smokey fire at the old Russo Tux in Chelsea after surrounding it for hours. Dealing with hot spots now. No injuries and they were able to contain it to the vacant commercial building. #wbz https://t.co/ajsDz4qFTY
Teams of firefighters are responding to a five-alarm fire engulfing a Chelsea building on Revere Beach Parkway, according to reports from the area. https://t.co/a04XPcza91
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