THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, September 11, 2026 Page 5 BLAZE | FROM PAGE 1 A Malden firefighter got some much-needed assistance from an oxygen mask at the fire scene on Monday. (Advocate Photos) black clouds of acrid smoke poured from the fire for about an hour Monday morning while Malden firefighters battled the blaze, working to keep it from spreading amidst the dense fit of trailer residences. The fire started just before 10 a.m. at Town Line Estates, which is at 685 Broadway, behind the Town Line Luxury Lanes bowling/Mixx entertainment complex. The flames started in one home and spread to an adjacent residence. The trailer home where the fire started is a total loss but the home next door was saved with minor fire damage. There, at the second trailer home, a husband and wife were able to get out safely as well. According to reports, the woman who was able to escape the fire in the unit that was destroyed told firefighters that she “heard a bang” before smoke and flames filled the rooms in her home. “The whole sky was black, smoke was really pouring out there,” neighbor James Hogan told a reporter at the scene, according to an online report. “Then the calvary came, ambulances, the fire department, police— they all got here so quickly. It was great to see.” The trailer home where the fire started is a total loss; there was no official estimate of damage caused by the blaze, though these units are customarily valued from $175,000 to $225,000 in a community like Malden. According to reports, a Malden Malden firefighters worked to break apart parts of the trailer residence unit’s roof to get better access to fight the blaze on Monday. (Advocate Photos) Deputy Fire Chief said it “was a hard fire to extinguish” and that it took crews about an hour to get the flames under control. As of Advocate press deadline on Wednesday, the cause of the Sept. 7 fire was still undetermined by the Malden Fire Investigation unit. *** Fire at Devir Street apartment complex in Malden displaces residents on Sept. 2 A kitchen fire spread quickly in an apartment in the Park Place Apartments in Malden on the afternoon of September 2, causing its residents to flee into the street. Malden fire officials said no one was injured as a result of the fire, but four residents of the apartment were displaced as a result. According to Malden fire officials, crews responded to the blaze at 92 Devir St., in the southern end of the Edgeworth neighborhood, shortly after 4:30 p.m., with the fire in the kitchen of an apartment. According to reports, firefighters extinguished the flames using a line and a fire extinguisher, limiting the damage. The cause of the fire remained under investigation as of Advocate press deadline. Lawrence A. Simeone Jr. Attorney-at-Law ~ Since 1989 ~ * Corporate Litigation * Criminal/Civil * MCAD * Zoning/Land Court * Wetlands Litigation * Workmen’s Compensation * Landlord/Tenant Litigation * Real Estate Law * Construction Litigation * Tax Lien * Personal Injury * Bankruptcy * Wrongful Death * Zoning/Permitting Litigation 300 Broadway, Suite 1, Revere * 781-286-1560 lsimeonejr@simeonelaw.net MORE SUPPORT. MORE SOLUTIONS. LESS WORRY. Clear answers, faster decisions, and a team that goes above and beyond to get things done. We make it easy for you to get more of what you want. Because here, easy means more. EverettBank.com
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