Seven people were trapped inside the building when it went up in flames and some had to jump out of the second floor window before firefighters even got here.
A mother had to drop her children from the second floor of a three-story building as firefighters knocked down a massive fire in Brockton, Massachusetts on Friday night.
Brockton Fire Department Chief Brian Nardelli said that it started around 10 p.m. on the area of Montello Street. NBC10 Boston spoke to residents last night as they were standing outside. One mother describes the scary moment when she had to break her bedroom window and drop her three kids to their father and police who were waiting down below.Sign up for NECN newsletters.“Basically I had no other choice because we couldn’t get out the first door or the back or the door either way because as soon as we opened it the black smoke was coming.
“This situation it’s just unbelievable. Everything you work for. Documents. All that.” said David Ayegba, one of the residents, who was driving home with his wife when they found out about the fire.
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