3-alarm fire on Chestnut Street

PHOTO BY SCOTT EISEN
Firefighters on scene of a 3-alarm fire at 259 Chestnut St. in Lynn on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016. 

BY LEAH DEARBORN

There were no injuries in a 3-alarm fire at 259 Chestnut St. that reportedly began at 3 a.m.

Lynn District Fire Chief Stephen Archer said it was too early to determine the cause of the blaze. By 6:30 a.m., the fire was mostly out with a few remaining hotspots.

“It just wouldn’t go out,” said Chestnut Street resident Kalisha Mullen, whose cousin is a tenant in the building.

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Vanak Hok, who is the next-door neighbor of the house that caught fire, said it was frightening to see flames so close to home.

Fire Chief James McDonald confirmed that the property was a sober living house. McDonald did not know where the residents will be directed after the fire.

Scott Eisen

Firefighters on a tower truck work to extinguish hot spots at the scene of a 3-alarm fire at 259 Chestnut St. in Lynn on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016.

Scott Eisen

Firefighters on a tower truck work to extinguish hot spots at the scene of a 3-alarm fire at 259 Chestnut St. in Lynn on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016.