Crime & Safety

Brief Fire Reported in Fourth Floor Apartment

Lynnfield and North Reading fire departments responded to Lynnfield Commons apartments for report of a fourth floor bathroom fire quickly put out by building's sprinkler system.

A fire reported at the Lynnfield Commons apartments was quickly extinguished by the building's sprinkler system, according to scanner reports.

Around 9 p.m. on Sunday, Lynnfield Fire Department personnel responded to the apartment building off Route 1 north for a report of a fire in a fourth floor bathroom. North Reading provided mutual aid with its ladder truck, while Wakefield provided coverage at the Lynnfield station.

The fire did not have a chance to spread as it was reportedly soon extinguished by the sprinkler system.


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