20 Displaced After Fire Damages 2 Dorchester Triple-Deckers
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BOSTON (CBS) -- Twenty people were displaced after a fire ripped through two three-family homes in Dorchester. When crews responded to Mount Everett Street around 1:30 a.m. Friday, flames could be seen on the back porches.
No one was injured.
The Red Cross and Neighborhood Services will help the displaced residents find temporary housing.
There were 2 three family occupied buildings with heavy fire in the rear. Major overhauling a 4th Alarm has been ordered . pic.twitter.com/ytbJc3fXYn
— Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) July 5, 2019
The fire department estimates about $1 million worth of damage.
It is unclear what started the fire.
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