Three-alarm fire engulfs UMass Amherst off-campus housing
Editor’s note: Read an updated story about the fire here .
A three-alarm fire ripped through an off-campus apartment complex near the University of Massachusetts Amherst late Friday night, according to multiple sources.
The blaze occurred at an apartment building located at 57 Olympia Drive, a complex primarily used as off-campus housing for UMass Amherst students, according to a WWLP story that was published at 10 p.m.
Fire officials from surrounding towns, including Amherst, Pelham, Hadley, Leverett and Northampton responded, the Massachusetts Daily Collegian reported. Red Cross vehicles arrived after 1 a.m. to assist.
“The university, the town of Amherst, and the management company for a privately-owned apartment building adjacent to the fire are working to support student renters who are impacted,” the university said on its website . “We are grateful for the community’s support for our students.”
The Amherst Fire Department has not released a statement yet concerning the incident as of Saturday morning. It was not immediately clear if anyone was injured or what caused the fire.
The Amherst Fire Department did not respond to MassLive’s request for comment.
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