Emergency crews are on the scene of a giant blaze that has destroyed the basketball stadium in Somerville this morning. The alarm was raised shortly before 7.30am and the fire quickly spread. Units were called in from the surrounding area, but nothing could be done to save the structure, which has been completely destroyed. By 9am, with the fire still burning. the roof of the stadium had collapsed. Sixteen units are still fighting the remnants of the fire, and a warning has been put out for people in the surrounding area to keep windows shut to protect them from the effects…
Friday, April 19
