A large fire destroys a residence in Newton Center

• Video from the scene showed flames shooting from the home on Gray Cliff Road in Newton, Massachusetts.
• A large section of the home appeared to collapse around 11:15, as crews tried to extinguish the flames.
• Firefighters say no one was home at the time of the fire.

The cause of a late-night, four-alarm fire at a residence in Newton, Massachusetts; is being looked into by state and local fire officials. Flames could be seen shooting from the house on Gray Cliff Road; just off Beacon Street, in video taken at the site.

Around 11:15, while rescuers worked to put out the flames; a sizable portion of the house seemed to collapse.

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According to Newton Fire authorities, the house was fully involved in flames; when they initially got at the scene about 10:30. They also had problems with the water supply.

Deputy Chief Eric Fricke remarked, “This is a challenging street; we’re on top of a hill. The firemen had to work especially hard to get enough water to the home to fight; that amount of fire since there isn’t a lot of hydrant coverage up here.

No one was home when the fire started, according to the firefighters.

There were no reported injuries.

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