SOUTHBRIDGE, Mass. (WWLP) - Firefighters in Worcester County are fighting a massive fire at an apartment complex Wednesday morning.  State tracking four brush fires in western Massachusetts The two large wood-frame apartment buildings on Union Street in Southbridge caught fire early Wednesday morning just before 3:30 a.m. Southbridge's fire chief says a total of 30 people have been forced out of their homes, but everyone was able to escape the buildings safely. The Red Cross is helping those residents and an emergency shelter has been set up. The Massachusetts Fire Marshal's Office is looking into the cause of the fire. Local News Headlines Family First Trust in Rhode Island claims $1M Massachusetts lottery ticket Stop & Shop inventory across Massachusetts impacted due to cybersecurity issue Woman caught shoplifting nearly $4,000 worth of merchandise in Enfield Mail covered in white powder discovered in Springfield WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com.