After massive fires in Waltham, Mass. and Boston destroyed large residential lightweight wood-frame building complexes this summer, officials from both municipalities are questioning the safety of wood-frame construction for large apartment complexes and urging the state for stricter regulations on the size of such buildings.
The 10-alarm fire that ravaged a five-building apartment complex under construction in Waltham broke out in early morning on July 23. The 264-unit Edison on the Charles complex is owned by developer Lincoln Cooper Street and constructed by Callahan Construction.