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Worcester officials say Washington Heights building will be sprinkled as permit review proceeds after June three‑alarm fire
Summary
City officials told the Public Safety Committee that the Washington Heights development damaged in a June 2024 three‑alarm fire will be rebuilt with sprinklers, a building permit was recently submitted and is under review, and the fire’s cause remains under investigation.
Chair Kate Toomey and city officials told the City of Worcester Public Safety Committee that the multi‑unit building in the Washington Heights development that suffered a three‑alarm fire in June 2024 will be rebuilt with a sprinkler system and that a building permit for the work was submitted and is under review.
The committee heard the update Tuesday evening from Fire Chief Martin Dyer and Interim Inspectional Services Commissioner David Horne, who described coordination between fire prevention and building officials on plans for reconstruction and inspection.
A chief’s summary said the development’s buildings have shared roofs, which lets fire spread through attics; new construction of comparable size would require sprinklers under current building codes. Chief Dyer said the damaged building “is, in fact, going to be sprinkled. There's a…
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