Fire Hits 10-Story High Rise In Cambridge

A high rise fire in Cambridge, Massachusetts broke out this morning shortly before noon, shooting flames and thick black smoke out of the roof.

According to CBS Boston, firefighters received a call just before noon from a paid detail officer who spotted the high rise fire off of One Main Street.

Twitter users were quick to capture photos of the event, and gave multiple vantage points across the city:

https://twitter.com/Amanda_Murphy/status/449586426959888384/

https://twitter.com/mollfrey/status/449576650712551424/

Fire raging on the roof of the building across the street. Fire dept on scene. #Cambridge #kendallsq @universalhub pic.twitter.com/p3z8OfASGF

— add'em (@slottedpig) March 28, 2014

Fire across the river in Cambridge right now pic.twitter.com/k5WpU0JIbT

— Jeremy Sacco (@jeremysacco) March 28, 2014

Reported as a two-alarm blaze, the high rise building was evacuated, and there are currently no reports of injuries.

Photo credit: 7News Boston