The fire, however, proved easy to contain and extinguish. CFD reported that the fire damaged a set of architectural drawings on a desk. Most of the damage was either smoke- or water-related.
"It was a room fire, just one room. We knocked it down pretty quickly," CFD Deputy Chief Edward Mahoney said.
The last CFD engine left the scene at around 11:30 p.m., about an hour after the fire was reported.
Windows in the building were still open Sunday afternoon as engineers tried to vent the smoky air from the building.
An officer of the Cambridge Fire Investigation Unit found signs that the fire may have been intentionally set Saturday night, and called in the Massachusetts State Police.
Officers from the state fire marshal's officer were on the scene by early Sunday morning.
An HUPD detective was on the scene by midnight Saturday night. He refused to comment on the case yesterday afternoon.
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