Four engines from Cambridge, Linton and Cottenham were called to a fire in a room at the YMCA in Gonville Place.
Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used two hose reels to extinguish the fire and a positive pressure ventilation fan to clear the smoke from the building.
Residents were evacuated before crews arrived and the fire started in a ground-floor room in the multi-storey building.
Man critically injured after crash in Haverhill
A man is in a critical condition after being hit by a car in Haverhill.
What to know ahead of the Cambridge Beer Festival
The festival marks it's 50th birthday with some beers brewed specially.
Cambs council told to improve their children's services
Ofsted's told the authority they must do better to become 'good'.
70-year-old from Littleport completes Indoor Skydive
Jayn's completed the Indoor Skydive to mark her birthday.
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