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Chelsea residents moved to MBTA bus after Orange Street wall gives way
A large section of a residential building’s front brick wall collapsed Sunday on Orange Street in Chelsea, prompting an evacuation. No injuries were reported, but firefighters warned the wall could fail further as residents waited out the rain in an MBTA bus.
Residents were evacuated from a home on Orange Street in Chelsea on Sunday, Oct. 11, after a large section of its front exterior brick wall collapsed, firefighters said.
No one was injured. Bricks were scattered in front of the building, and firefighters said additional sections of the wall could come down. Residents were sheltered from the rain in an MBTA bus.
The cause of the collapse was not immediately known. Officials had not provided further details about the building or how long residents would be displaced.