c. 266, § 24
Stealing at a fire; punishment
Official text prohibited actmental stateif conditionpenaltylegal term
Whoever steals in a building which is on fire, or steals property which has been removed in consequence of an alarm caused by fire, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars and imprisonment in jail for not more than two years.
Simplified explanation
Stealing in a building that is on fire, or stealing property removed because of a fire alarm, is punishable by up to 5 years in state prison.