Residents escape early-morning fire

NAHANT – Eleven people were left temporarily homeless by an early morning fire at a four-story apartment house at 93 Sherman Avenue, but they were all able to safety escape the building.The quick response by the town’s full-time firefighters to the 4 a.m. fire, combined with the work of on-call firefighters and mutual aid help from several area departments, stopped the fire from spreading to nearby buildings, according to Capt. Dean Palombo.They were also aided by the wind blowing off the water, which helped prevent the fire from spreading, he said.?Everyone is asleep at four in the morning,” Palombo said today about the challenge of responding to an early-morning fire. “We were able to make the stop and our guys and the mutual aid did a hell of a job.”Read Wednesday’s Daily Item for complete coverage of the fire.