Crime & Safety
No Injuries In Lawrence Apartment Building Fire
A Shawsheen Court building went up in flames Thursday night, displacing eight families.

LAWRENCE, MA — Sixteen people were displaced but no one was injured when an apartment building went up in flames in Lawrence Thursday night.
The fire in a Shawsheen Court building was reported around 8 p.m. Thursday, according to multiple reports.
At least ten area departments including Andover and North Andover firefighters were called in to help battle the blaze, according to a post shared by the Lawrence Fire Department.
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Eight families were displaced from their homes by the blaze, the Eagle-Tribune reported.
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