jim smith is live in southbridge tonight with this story. jim? >> reporter: the flames were put out hours ago, kate, but it's really frightening when you take a look at what's left of this end of this apartment complex. tonight the good news is somehow everybody got out safely. >> someone screaming and then loud crackling noises. >> reporter: the severe damage shows just how serious this fire was, a 16 unit building at the rose meade apartment complex reduced to charred framework and not much more. flames broke out about 9 a.m. and residents say it moved fast. >> giant ball of flames. so if you think of a bone fire it, pretty much would be an epic -- bonfire, it pretty much would be an epic giant fire. >> reporter: no one was seriously hurt, but there wasn't much time to escape. >> flames were shooting up to the sky, big black plume of smoke and started running towards it and it only took a minute. by the time i got to the other end of the development and turned around and came back, the place was on fire. >> reporter: this development has been h

heather: a southbridge apartment building burst into flames. people inside racing to get out. now investigators are looking into exactly what sparks that fire. juli: the fire trees told me this fire could have been devastating and it has to do with another disaster. after the june 2011 tornado, the building was rebuilt up to code with all new alarms. residents at the rosemead apartments in southbridge woke up to a nightmare. >> flames shooting up to the sky, a big black plume of smoke. i went up stairs and banged on a ll doors. juli: firefighters were called to the building around 8:43. all residents to get out but firefighters needed help from several towns to continue the fire. >> our staffing model is very short amount of firefighters on duty. we may be only had four firefighters. juli: he served as a southbridge fire chief or 22 years and he was driving to get his paper when he saw the flames newscenter 5 and told newscenter 5 a firefighter is never fully retired. >> hardly anybody here. we helped pull hose like we were trained. never let it go. it' s something you do for

flames rip through an apartment building in southbridge. this morning 15 families now have to find someplace else to the good news-- no one was seriously hurt when this fire broke out sunday morning. the fire at the rosemeade complex quickly grew to four alarms before firefighters from neighboring communities were able to knock it down. this building was just rebuilt after it was damaged in the june 2011 tornado. installed were new alarms and up-to-code enforcement. something firefighters credit with helping avoid tragedy. were taken to the hospital for minor injuries. emily: right now a desperate college student. this morning family and friends are pleading for help and hoping for clues. they spent sunday handing out flyers at northeastern university and at other areas around boston. njoroge was home in worcester for thanksgiving. his older sister talked to him just as he returned to campus. both she and her mom are understandably concerned. >> i am concerned because we used to talk almost every two days, texts or phone calls. >> i do love

tonight, families in southbridge, massachusetts are displaced after an apartment fire. flames damaged 15 apartments in the building. julie mcdonald from wcvb is reporting for us. juli: the fire chief tells me this fire could have been devastating, and it has to do with another door not -- disaster. the building was rebuilt up to code with all new alarms. apartments in southbridge woke up to a nightmare this morning. >> flames were shooting up to the sky. >> i ran through my apartment and went upstairs and banged on all the doors i could. juli: firefighters were called to the 16-unit building around 8:43. all residents got out safely, but firefighters needed help from several towns to contain the fire. >> our staffing model is a very short amount of firefighters on duty. juli: this former fire chief was driving to get the paper this morning when he saw the flames. he told newscenter five a firefighter is never fully retired. >> we just help pull -- helped pull the hose as we were trained. once it is in your system, it' s something you never lose. juli: one resident and a

flames rip through an apartment building in southbridge. more than a dozen families without a home. what firefighters credit with preventing tragedy. emily: new action from amazon centered on hoverboards. the move just made in the name of safety. cindy? cindy: and we're waking up to a lot of clouds. but i think the rain for the most part is going to hold off until later today. the full timeline is ahead. first, take a look at these temperatures as you're getting ready to head out the door on a monday morning. it is another mild start. 46 degrees boston and plymouth >> hi, i'm not with you this morning but i want to show you some wonderful people who are here tonight in the boston convention center honoring our fallen heroes post 9/11 here in massachusetts and their families who are with us. good morning, "eyeopener." emily: good morning to you. we are so proud to pay tribute to our gold star families as boston's community leader. there were more than 1,200 people on hand at this event friday night. randy says it was one of the nicest and mo

heather: the search is on for what sparked the flames -- and southbridge. julie: the fire chief told me this fire could have been devastating. it has to do with another disaster. after the june 2011 tornado tore through the spot, the building was rebuilt with all new alarms. residence at the rosemead apartments woke up to a nightmare this morning. >> flame shooting up at the skies. i ran back through my apartment and i went upstairs and banged on all the doors yelling fires. julie: firefighters were called. all residents got out safely but firefighters needed help from several pounds to contain the fire. >> our staffing model is a very short amount of firefighters on duty. we had four firefighters that came up on the initial response. julie: he was driving to get his paper this morning when he saw the flames. he told newscenter 5, a firefighter is never fully retired. >> hardly anybody here -- we helped pull hose like we were never let it go. it' s something you do for your whole life. you don' t walk away. julie: one resident and a firefighter were taken t

only alternative or special education schools scored lower than southbridge. erika: up ahead, another reason to give up smoking. emily: the new warning for women thinking about starting families. and an ashland principal has a the moving message going viral erika: and ahead in news to go, malden. the fast moves to save a mother son, the holiday season's you got your big games... ...cheese plates, turkey, appetizers. and regular games. get it all at a great price... ...and the holiday season is won. that's my boy! fill your cart with everything you need this s eason, all at one place. olessa: good morning. a lot of lanes here are very slow, it approaching an earlier accident that had two lanes blocked. the lane backed to braintree. mike? mike: we finally have clearing going on. we will see sunshine this morning mixed with clouds, a few more clouds this afternoon in the southeastern part of the state, but temperatures do not change much today. tomorrow, in time for rain, especially tomorrow night, that may linger into friday and your weekend with cool temperatur

mother last night and captured a few hours later in derry and what started fire in apartment in southbridge. you can see the damage left by the fire in the rose immediate apartment completion yesterday morning and the fire moved quickly and one resident told us they ran for their lives and one of the first responder to fire was southbridge former fire chief. he saw the column of smoke and came running. >> once it is in your system >> sara: 2011 the complex was hit by the springfield tornado. residents say it was rebuilt up to stronger codes which may have saved lives this time. >>> sara: and haz-mat crews were at fischer street. haz-mat crews monitored the air for anything toxic but those tests came back negative. firefighters contained the scene and let the fire burn itself out. >> julie: runaway red line train raised through the city last night and driver will learn, what if any punishment, he will face and set to have a hearing with the mbta this morning. but first michael henrich is live at the statehouse where the governor is getting ready to honor the employees who stopped michael? >>

look at the flames shooting out of this apartment building in southbridge. the damage so bad no one can live there. but the fire chief says this could have been even worse if not for another disaster years s juli mcdonald is in sturbridge tonight. juli: residence at the rosemead apartments woke up to a nightmare this morning. >> flames were shooting up to the sky. >> i went upstairs and banged on all the doors that i could. juli: firefighters were called to the building around 8:43. all residents did get out safely, but firefighters needed help from several towns to contain the fire. >> a very short amount of firefighters on duty. juli: he served as the fire chief for years. he was driving to get a paper when he saw the flames and told newscenter 5, a firefighter is never fully retired. >> once it is in your system, you never let it go. it is something you do for your juli: one resident and a firefighter were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. many of these neighbors and firefighters also lived through the june 2011 tornado in the same spot. >> there

. >>> trying to figure out what started a fire at an apartment complex in southbridge. you can see the damage at the rose mead apartment complex. the fire moved quickly and one lives. one of the first responders chief lenny laport. he saw the column of smoke and came running. >> once it is in your system, in your blood, you never let it go. >> michael: this wasn't the first time residents of this building had to run for their lives. back in 2011 it was hit by the springfield tornado. >>> hazmat crews were called in after fire broke out at a old plastics factory. hazmat crews monitored the air for anything toxic but those tests came back negative. fire fighters contained the scene and let the fire burn it out. >>> police are looking for the man that backed into a woman with her two young daughters in chelsea. police give police give us -- gave us these pictures of the hit-and-run. the car backed into the mother on broadway and 2nd street and took off. the mom noticed what was happening and tried to keep her daughters from getting hurt >>. >> the lady pushed the girls out

. >> also fire investigators searching for the cause of this fire in southbridge, flames broke out around 9:00 yesterday morning, this is at the rose immediate apartment plex. >>> a new hampshire teen faces charges for allegedly driving over a -- hundred dread miles and hour, clocking him at 107 the trooper managed to pull arrest. he will be in court next monday. >>> a welcomed sight, it is good to see gronk back on the field, the pats tight end helping his teammates and a two game losing street. in case you missed it, oh, there you go, in case you missed it the pats bet the texans, dan roach is in houston with a key to the pats' win. >> certainly a big night for the patriots in houston sunday night. key take aways, offense nice to have ron gronkowski back. big plays when the patriots needed. on defense a dominating night from start to finish, six back first downs, a big win for patriots, now back with the afc first spot with three games left to go all because the defense first, special teams offense follow and patriots get out of here with a victory. dan roach wbz sport. >>> tom brady su

one resident told us they ran for their lives and one of the first responders to the fire was southbridge's former fire chief. he saw the column of smoke and came running. blood you never let it go. >> gene: complex was hit by a springfield tornado recently and rebuilt up to stronger codes and may have saved lives this time. >>> gene: haz-mat crews called in after a fire broke out at old plastic's factory in franklin. they monitored for anything toxic in the air but those tests came back negative and firefighters contained the scene and let the fire burn itself out. >> sara: happening today the man accused of a triple shooting in revere will face a judge on murder charge. police say michael deleon shot and killed a 35-year-old mother of three and 66-year-old man last thursday. another man was also injured in the attack. deleon will be taken from revere to chelsea district court this morning. >>> sara: man killed in high-speed chase in new hampshire was known to police in two states. fox25 following this investigation all weekend. eric williams died when the car flipped over on route 101 in

only alternative or special education schools scored lower than southbridge. emily: another reason to give you be smoking. the new warning for women. maybe you're thinking about starting a family. an ashland principal has a message for parents. the moving message going viral this morning. olessa: heavy delays. you can see that burner to bump r ride. expect heavy volume. already 20 minutes braintree into boston. mike, still not feeling like winter out there. mike: no, it is not. you know what? forecast. speaking of rain in the forecast, here are the high temperatures today. generally in the mid 40's. that system over the westheaded this way. tomorrow night, heavy rains across the area. we'll talk about the timeline and its arrival coming up. erika? erika: a health alert this morning tied to smoking. a recently published study finds that women who have smoked more than 100 cigarettes have a 14% also of note, those who started smoking at an early age went through menopause two years earlier than women who never smoked. the deadline to sign up for the affordable c

also two people recovering this morning after a big fire in southbridge. it happened yesterday at the rose mead apartment complex. it had one person hurt as well as a firefighter. it could have been so much worse if it hadn't been for a quick-thinking neighbor who alerted people inside. the cause of the fire is still under review today. >> sarah: now to a story you'll see on just one station. high-wire drama in western mass for a raccoon rescue. the injured raccoon was stuck on top of a utility pole for days, nearly falling at one point. workers of the national rescue league of boston teamed up for save. but the critter didn't make things very easy. >> obviously it's a dangerous situation, so it needs to be done right. >> it was scary when he almost fell. my heart stopped then, but it seemed to be happy ending. >> sarah: once the raccoon was scooped up, he was taken away to be treated. >> a holiday hero saving the day for a couple in leicester after they almost had to pull the plug on this huge holiday display. the decorations are a big hit in this neighbo

. >> daniel: southbridge woman is facing charge for her involvement in a scheme to steal more than $78,000 from the mohegan sun casino. the telegram reports that marlene rivera was slipped extra chips for winning blackjack by a dealer. police a they have surveillance video from the casino of the dealer placing 100-dollar chip in the stack of 5-dollar chips after time he pays her outs. rivera and marino have both been charged with larceny. this morning police are looking for this man. he was caught on camera stealing packages from outside of a home in pawtucket, rhode island last month. from the john street house with the packages in the surveillance video. police say clothes and two games were stolen. >> julie: chelsea police officer subdued a man that walked into the police station with a knife and asked officers to shoot him. you can see the incident here caught on surveillance camera. this is francois yolan in the lobby on saturday. officers used a stun gun and arrested him. yolan is charged with assault. >> julie: new hampshire man charged with threatening police officers will be in co

firefighters responding to a four-alarm fire on worcester street in southbridge. the fire is at the rosemeade apartments. we have a crew heading to the scene and will have more information on air online and on our news apps. antoinette: 9:32. and now to other story we're following on the eye. frank: a taunton man will be in court tomorrow in connection to crash that killed a pedestrian. 33-year-old michael burns is accused of driving under the influence of drugs in stoughton. 71-year-old joseph brady was hit and killed trying to cross park street friday night. burns is expected to face more charges. antoinette: leaders from nearly 200 nations have adopted the first global pact to fight climate change. world to collectively cut and then eliminate greenhouse gas pollution, but there are no sanctions on nations that do not. people around the world are both praising and protesting the deal. frank: closing arguments in the philip chism murder trial will be heard tomorrow. they were postponed last week because one of chism's lawyers was sick. chism is charged with first

are looking into the calls of the fast moving fire that caused damage to an apartment complex in southbridge. the flames have residents running for their lives on sunday. the complex was lit by the springfield tornadoes back in 2011. people who live in -- live rather, there, tell us it was rebuilt to a stronger codes, which may have saved lives. >> vanessa: a new hampshire man accused of trying to burn his judge today he's been suicidal. justin cain dumped gasoline on the back side of his mother's salem home after they got into an argument. prosecutors argued for high bail, saying cain is on probation already, and that the marine veteran is suffering from ptsd poses a danger to the community. a judge set cain's bail at $50,000. >> mark: five car yarberry in new hampshire, lands ago massachusetts woman under arrest for drunk driving. the crash happened last night on the everett turnpike in nashua. four cars and a tractor-trailer were involved and the vehicles were strewn across the highway. 26-year-old amanda lutz of lawrence was arrested and charged with drunk driving, due in court next mont

. >>> southbridge public schools are in danger of being taken over by the state. during a meeting, the board of elementary and secondary education say three of the town's schools are in the lowest 10% for academic performance.five schools with more than 2200 more than 2200 student. the worcester telegram say the district is being monitored by the state. >>> a new hampshire high school has cancelled all school dances except for prom. exeter high school officials say the rape trial of an elite private school student as the reason. former softball student owen labrie was charged with three sexual assault charges of a female exeter student. inappropriate behavior at school dances and labrie's conviction officials conviction president bush them . >>> a safe images of a hashback >>> a safe images of a hashback, dark pickup truck and a man ride a man riding a four wheeler. now we are getting our first look at the damage. you can see the tracks from that four-wheeler. damage will cost the course 30,000. >>> happening now, the countdown is on for "star wars" fans. "star wa

morning investigators are working to figure out what started a fire at an apartment complex in southbridge. you can see the damage left by the fire at the rose mead apartment complex yesterday. the fire moved quickly. one resident told us they ran for their lives. one of the first responders of the fire was the former fire chief. he saw the column of smoke and came running. go. >> sara: 2011, the complex was hit by a springfield tornado. residents said it was rebuilt up to stronger codes which may have saved lives this time. >>> and hazmat crews were called in after a fire broke out at an old plastics factory in franklin. this happened late last night ot fisher streets. hazmat crews monitored the air for anything toxic, but those tests came back necessary. fire fighters contained the scene and let the fire burn it scene and let the fire burn itself out. >>> police are looking for a man that backed into a woman and her two young daughters in chelsea. pictures of the car involved in the hit-and-run. the car backed into the mother on broadway and second street and took off. the mom noticed wh

fire investigators are still fast moving fire that cause damage to an apartment complex in southbridge. the flames had residents running for their lives on sunday. the complex was hit by the springfield tornadoes in 2011. people who live there tell us it was rebuilt to stronger codes, which may have saved lives. >> mark: five car crash in new hampshire, landing a massachusetts woman under arrest for drunk driving. the crash happened last night on the everett turnpike in nashua. police say four cars and a tractor-trailer were involved and the vehicles were strewn across the highway.)@::f? 26-year-old amanda lutz of lawrence, massachusetts, was arrested and charged with drunk driving. she is due in court next month. chelsea police are investigating a crash that snapped a utility pole in happen. chelsea fear department tweeting that a tractor-trailer hit the pole at broadway and williams street around 10:00 p.m. sunday night. so far, police have not said what happened to the driver of the truck. >> vanessa: tonight a man is out on bail, accused of trying to break into a home in beverly fa

spear here and i am seeing now a couple of steadier sprinkles working their way into northbridge, southbridge, spencer into the greater worcester area up to athol and gardner as well into southwestern new hampshire. i know little things on the screen, but temperatures are starting to run above freezing just about everywhere. >>> firearms are banned from nfl stadiums but the police union want some people to bring them in. fox25's daniel miller is here with more on how the attacks inspired the request. >> daniel: sent a letter to commissioner roger goodell asking that off-duty officers be allowed to carry weapons. the largest police union said armed officers are the best way to stop a terrorist attack inside the stadium. this is not response to the paris soccer attacks. a security expert tell us how it might work. >> a good way to do that is to supplemental resource to security team. security forces at the team along with detail officers. this way you bring police officers in and you have them in that off-duty capacity would separate that aspect that they are socially and then eliminate the alc

. >> vanessa: southbridge public schools are in danger of being taken other than by the state. during a meeting last night, the massachusetts board of elementary and secondary education says at least three of the town's schools are in the lowest 10% for academic performance. the dig tribute, with 22 -- district, with 2200 students. >> mark: family of a lempster teenager killed if a hit-and-run is desperate for answers. 19-year-old frankie fortuna was truck on mechanics street while walking to work a month ago. a man turned himself in saying he might have hit him hand not realized it at the time but police have not made any arrests. fortuna's family want someone to face justice. >> that was taken because the person didn't seem to care, a monster, animal, whatever you want to call him, he's not a moral human being. >> mark: police tell fox 25 they are still very actively investigating the case. >> vanessa: services announced today for a u.s. army ranger from new hampshire killed during a training exercise. corporal andrew amesbury prius died after a live fire exercise at fort ste

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up in a little bit. >> heather hegedus: thanks, sarah. >>> we are following breaking news out of southbridge. right now crews are battling a four alarm fire on worcester street. we can tell you the fire started at the rose mead apartment complex about 8:30 this morning. we are working to get you more information. people working the phones right now an update as soon as we learn more details. >>> also this morning, a bad crash shutting do una major highway in new hampshire for six hours yesterday. this morning, we've heard reports that one person may have died. >> eric rasmussen: the road there is now reopened but still a lot of request he is. fox 25 stephanie coueignoux is live at the epping state police questions answered. stephanie. >> reporter: eric, i've been in touch with state police all morning long. they told me, while we're they're not releasing any information right now. they do expect to have more information in just a few hours. you can see the barracks here behind me and it was actually troopers from this division that responded to that crash just about two exits away from where

. >> sara: a southbridge woman is facing charges for her involvement in the scheme to steal more than $78,000 from the mohegan sun casino. telegram reports that marlene rivera was slipped extra chips by winning blackjack by a dealer they have surveillance video from the casino at the dealer placing a 100-dollar chip in the stack of 5-dollar chips every time he pays her out. rivera and mariano have both been charged with larceny. >> gene: red sox signed free agent pitcher david price one of the largest contracts in baseball history. price set to earn $217 million over the next seven seasons. he was 104 career wins and seven big league seasons up to now. price earned the cy young award in 2012 with the rays and also pitched in detroit and toronto. to hear from them this morning is to when an official news conference will be held. >>> gene: a rare piece of jury information from the new england patriots. the pats that never comment on injuries have released a statement saying rob gronkowski has a bone bruise and sprain of his right knee. gronk was hurt on sunday night in denver. yesterday