EVT EVE ER T Vol. 34, No.26 -FREET www.advocatenews.net Your Local News & Sports Online! Scan & Subscribe! ADDOCCO TEAT Free Every Friday Supporters Turn Out for Mayor Carlo DeMaria Signature Rally in Everett Square 617-387-2200 Friday, June 27, 2025 Seven people displaced after 3-alarm blaze on Devens Street Everett fi refi ghters are shown hydrating after battling a threealarm blaze on Devens Street and 100-degree heat on Tuesday. (Advocate photos by Mike Layhe) Advocate Staff Report ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL: Mayor Carlo DeMaria is shown with his wife, First Lady Stacy along with two of their children, Carlo and Caroline in Evere� Square Saturday. Hundreds of DeMaria supporters were in a� endance for a signature rally for the mayor’s upcoming reelec� on. See photo highlights on pages 16-17. (Advocate Photo by Emily Harney) A F. J. LaRovere Insurance Agency, Inc. 492 Broadway Everett, MA 02149 617-387-9700 phone 617-387-9702 fax INSURANCE FOR AUTO, HOME, AND BUSINESS We offer very competitive rates, and by representing many different companies we can shop for the best price for our customers. Call us today! Open Monday – Friday 9am-5pm and Saturdays 9am-12pm Messinger Insurance Agency 475 Broadway Everett, MA 02149 617-387-2700 phone 617-387-7753 fax three-alarm fi re broke out at 28-30 Devens St. on Tuesday, sending heavy smoke across several blocks on a day where temperatures soared over 100. According to a WCVB News report, fi refi ghters from several departments battled the blaze, rotating crews in and out and hydrating, before returning to put out the fl ames. “Super hot out. Yeah, the heat was definitely a challenge. We had multiple firefighters evaluated for heat exhaustion and smoke inhalation,” Everett Fire Chief Joe Hickey told WCVB News. “We actually had three transported from the scene as a precaution. A lot of hydration, a lot of rotation of crews. Unfortunately, that meant striking additional alarms.” One man said he was home when the fi re broke out around 5 p.m. and was burned trying to escape. “I went into the kitchen. The whole thing was ablaze. Like the whole kitchen, counters, everything was on fi re. I tried to go out to the porch to see if it had spread, and that’s when I got burned,” said the man, who has requested to remain anonymous. “I’m BLAZE | SEE PAGE 14
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