Several people were rescued in an overnight fire at an apartment building in Cambridge.
Firefighters were called to the eight-story Continental Gardens Apartments on Concord Avenue just before midnight.
Cambridge Fire Chief Gerry Mahoney said there was heavy fire on the third floor when they arrived. Firefighters were seen up on balconies helping people get out of their apartments.
Mahoney said most of the damage could have been avoided.
“I want to stress that a building such as this with fire damage such as this, this is the reason we advocate for fire sprinklers. This building, obviously because of when it was constructed, did not require sprinklers. But had there been fire sprinklers in this building this never would have never progressed to the level that it did,” he told reporters early Wednesday.
The fire chief said several people, including two firefighters, were hurt, but none of the injuries are life-threatening.