Firefighters battle massive fire threatening Worcester commercial block

Firefighters are battling a large fire that broke out at a building in Worcester, tearing through a commercial block officials said.

Crews arrived on Main Street shortly after 8 p.m. and said there was a massive amount of smoke coming from a building that holds several businesses including a pizza shop and a hair salon. Fire officials said they fire saw smoke coming from a vacant part of the building that has been under renovation.

They said the fire started in the basement and caused a partial floor collapse. All firefighters were ordered out of the building.

Officials say getting to the fire’s hot spots has been difficult, and it spread into a shared attic space.

The city’s Assistant Fire Chief said the entire block could be in jeopardy.

“It’s horrible. I mean, you can’t really see nothing. It’s so dark and, like, dreary and very scary,” said Carrie babbidge, who lives nearby. “I’ve been through a lot of fires, but this one really is the worst I have seen.”

No other details were immediately available.

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