Disasters · Chicopee apartment fireChicopee apartment fire: Adult found dead, five residents displacedAired October 20, 2026 at 5:07 AM UTCWritten October 20, 2026 at 5:12 AM UTCRead the write-upThis storyExplore with HeyDexFollow via RSSTranscript · LOADING0:07Firefighters found an adult dead while searching a burning apartment building.0:11The flames stayed within one apartment, but five other residents were displaced and0:15needed Red Cross help.0:17Investigators still have to determine how the fire began and what caused the0:21person's death.0:22The fire struck the Edward J.0:23Berry Apartments, a public housing complex on Benoit Circle in Chicopee,0:28Massachusetts, Monday night.0:29Firefighters arrived to find smoke and flames coming from the back of the building.0:33One adult was found dead inside during the search.0:36Officials haven't released the person's identity.0:38An autopsy will determine the cause and manner of death, including whether the fire0:42caused it.0:43Firefighters went inside to look for people.0:45They contained the fire to the apartment where it began.0:48Limiting the spread of the flames, other households in the building still had to0:51leave their homes.0:58Firefighters responded at about 7:35 Monday evening.1:01By 10 that night, an active emergency scene remained at the building, including a1:05medical examiner's van.1:07The response continued well into the evening.1:09Containing the flames to one unit still left residents facing disruption.1:13Officials haven't detailed the extent of smoke or other damage elsewhere in the1:16building.1:17Five other residents were displaced and were receiving assistance from the Red1:21Cross.1:21Their displacement was described as temporary.1:24For those residents, the immediate question is when their homes will be safe to1:27enter again.1:28Police closed East Main Street between Rose Street and Sunnyside Street during the1:31response and asked drivers to use alternate routes.1:34That closure affected the surrounding neighborhood while emergency crews worked at1:37the apartment building.1:38Massachusetts state police investigators and Chicopee Fire and Police officials are1:42investigating.1:43They haven't announced what started the fire.1:45No time has been announced for the five displaced residents to return home.The short
