SUNDERLAND — There were no reported injuries to residents, firefighters or pets following a fire at the Sugarloaf Estates apartment complex on River Road (Route 47) early Saturday morning, according to the Sunderland Fire Department.
The fire was called in at around 1:20 a.m.
“While members were responding to the station, it was confirmed to be a working fire and a first alarm was struck,” a post on the Sunderland Fire Department’s Facebook page reads. Firefighters from at least 16 area departments responded, allowing first responders to contain the fire to the center section of the apartment building and limit damage.
In addition to Sunderland, assisting fire departments and districts include South Deerfield, Amherst, Leverett, Whately, Montague Center, Conway, Shutesbury, Hadley, Belchertown, Northfield, Greenfield, Turners Falls, Erving, Bernardston and Northampton.
South County EMS, the Sunderland Police Department, the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, Massachusetts State Police and the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services also provided support.
Route 47 was temporarily closed during the emergency response, according to the Sunderland Police Department.
