Fire Crews Continue Battle at Massive UMass Apartment Blaze

University asks UMass faculty to provide ‘space, support and time’ for fire victims

More than 230 UMass Amherst students remain homeless after a devastating fire on Friday evening destroyed their apartment building.

Massive fire at Amherst apartment complex displaces more than 200, including many UMass students

More than 200 people have been displaced after a fire started Friday night in an apartment complex used as off campus housing for many UMass students. Amherst Fire Department officials are calling the blaze "one of the largest fires our community has seen."

Amherst fire displaces more than 230 people

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Massive fire that displaced 230 residents in Amherst now contained

A fire that started Friday at an off-campus apartment complex near the University of Massachusetts Amherst has now been contained, according to a statement from the town of Amherst.

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Fire crews continue battle at massive UMass apartment blaze

A massive apartment complex fire displaced more than 200 Amherst residents this weekend, leaving a major cleanup job and the community reeling.