Dozens Displaced After Massive Fire Rips Through Ferry Street Home in Malden Massachusetts

On Friday afternoon, October 23, 2026, fire broke out at 85 Porter Street in Malden, Massachusetts.

By the time crews got it under control, three adjacent triple-decker homes had burned, 15 people had lost their shelter, and one firefighter was on his way to the hospital.

Thick smoke poured from the building and spread across the neighborhood. Residents said you could see it from miles away.

A Race Against the Flames

Malden firefighters arrived to find the structure already heavily involved. Crews from surrounding communities responded as the fire escalated to four alarms. Multiple ladder trucks blocked Porter Street as firefighters worked to stop the spread from the exterior…