At approximately 12:30 p.m. on January 26, 2025, the Everett Fire Department responded to reports of a building fire on Woodlawn Street. Engine 3 and Ladder 2, stationed just a minute away, arrived quickly to find heavy fire showing. A working fire was immediately declared, bringing all staffed Everett companies and mutual aid to the scene.

Firefighters stretched hand lines to the second and third floors in an effort to contain the blaze. However, due to the intense fire load and strong winds accelerating its spread, command ordered crews to withdraw and shift to defensive operations. The officer in charge requested a second alarm, summoning additional mutual aid, and later made a special call for Revere Ladder 2.

Multiple aerial and master streams were deployed to battle the heavy fire from the exterior. Once conditions improved, crews re-entered the structure to fully extinguish remaining hot spots, perform overhaul, and conduct a search for two missing cats. Firefighters located one of the cats and safely removed it from the building—wet but alert.

Everett firefighters were supported on scene by Malden, Revere, Chelsea, and Somerville. Meanwhile, mutual aid companies from Melrose, Boston, and Medford covered the city, handling several other emergencies while Everett crews remained committed to the fire.