The Amherst Fire Department is under investigation for its response to the Olympia Place fire, with the union pushing for ...

On Friday, Nov. 7, a three-alarm fire took place at the Olympia Place apartment complex near the University of Massachusetts.

A state of emergency in Amherst has ended after the fire displacing 230 residents at an apartment complex has been contained.

A fire at the Olympia Drive apartment complex near UMass Amherst last Friday left 236 people, mostly students, without homes and belongings.

This incident serves as a critical warning, as our town includes numerous high-occupancy structures housing vulnerable residents with complex mobility and health needs,” ...

In all, 232 people lost their housing and their belongings in the Friday night fire, but officials said no one was injured. Now, with the complete demolition of the structure, there won’t be any ...

The Friday night fire in Amherst, Massachusetts, that destroyed a four story building under construction and an adjacent 75-unit apartment complex still wasn't fully extinguished by Sunday afternoon.

The Amherst Firefighters’ Union called on the town to increase staffing within the Amherst Fire Department. In a press release sent out on Wednesday, the union referred to last Friday’s fire as a ...

THAN 24 HOURS. WHAT’S THE SITUATION NOW? THAT’S CORRECT. WELL, IT IS STILL A VERY ACTIVE SCENE HERE. FIRE CREWS REMAIN HERE AS WELL AS THAT SMOKE STILL BILLOWING HERE INTO THE SKY. AND AS I TALKED ...

AMHERST, MASS. (WHDH) - New video shows fire tearing through an Amherst apartment building late Friday night. The fire department shared what crews saw when they arrived. More than 200 student from ...

Many of Amherst’s career firefighters, joined by those on the call and student forces, emergency dispatchers and others in ...