REVERE — A fundraiser at the Comfort Inn in November will raise money for the 120 residents who lost their home in a massive fire in September.
The event will be hosted by Mayor Brian Arrigo with House Speaker Robert DeLeo, Sen. Joe Boncore, and state Rep. RoseLee Vincent. There will be refreshments, a cash bar, and raffles. It will be on Nov. 8 at 6:30 p.m. at Comfort Inn and Suites, 85 American Legion Highway.
The five-alarm fire started shortly after 2 p.m. and built quickly at 10 Franklin Ave. on Sept. 16. It burned through 35 units in the four-story condominium building.
No residents were injured in the blaze but four firefighters suffered from heat-related injuries and were treated at local hospitals.
Arriving firefighters saw only smoke and no fire inside each of the fourth floor apartments leading investigators to believe the fire was in a space above the apartments and below the roof, which is now mostly gone, according to a statement from the State Fire Marshal’s office.
Revere Deputy Fire Chief Glen Rich said the fire’s location made it difficult to fully extinguish. Water was being dumped on the top of the building for several hours, continuing overnight.
It wasn’t immediately clear where the fire started, but an initial call from the alarm company indicated the alarm was going off on the fourth floor, said Rich. Due to the flat and rubber roofing style, he said the blaze could have started somewhere in the roof.
An investigation is being conducted by Revere Fire and Police and State Police assigned to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. The fire was not immediately considered suspicious, according to a statement from the State Fire Marshal’s Office.
According to Patriot Properties, the building housed several condominium units valued between $132,400 and $188,900.
The day of the fundraiser also marks the deadline to donate to the relief fund. Arrigo plans to distribute the money shortly afterwards.
Checks can be made payable to “City of Revere Mayor’s Fire Relief Gift Account” and can also be mailed to City Hall.
