AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – A fire at the Olympia Drive apartment complex near UMass Amherst last Friday left 236 people, mostly students, without homes and belongings. The town of Amherst is urging ...

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – The investigation into the fire at Olympia Place in Amherst continues, as questions arise about the fire department’s response and staffing levels. The fire at the large ...

AMHERST, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - Two hundred and 30 people, mostly University of Massachusetts Amherst students, are without a home after a terrible fire Friday night. A raging fire spread on Olympia Drive ...

A state of emergency has been declared in Amherst after a devastating fire displaced hundreds of UMass students this weekend. The town of Amherst on Saturday night asked residents to stop all ...

A fire at Olympia Oaks in Amherst on Saturday morning displaced six people. Fire officials believe the fire was started by an e-bike's lithium battery. Amherst Fire Department Sign up for the ...

Fire crews were in the final stages on Sunday morning of putting out a massive fire that started Friday night at an off-campus apartment complex near the University of Massachusetts Amherst. “We ...

Amherst officials in a frequently-asked-questions document acknowledge that water pressure was an issue in fighting the historic Olympia Place blaze on Nov. 7, but heat from the fire ultimately forced ...

AMHERST — Hundreds of students displaced by this weekend’s fire that destroyed a 72-unit apartment building have scattered, with some going back to their family homes, others crashing on friends’ ...

Several firefighters responded to what was reported as a three-alarm fire in Amherst, Massachusetts, on Friday. Social media users alerted locals, posting photos of the massive blaze in Hampshire ...

A proposal for a 75-unit apartment complex on Olympia Drive, called Olympia Place, is undergoing approval from the Amherst Planning Board. On Aug. 21, Dave Williams and Kyle Wilson of Archipelago ...