22 Displaced By Roxbury Fire
BOSTON (CBS) -- Nearly two dozen residents at a pair of triple-deckers were displaced by a fire Saturday night in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood.
The fire started at the rear of the homes on Woodcliff Street at 7 p.m., according to the Boston Fire Twitter page. The blaze was able to be put extinguished in under an hour.
— Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) April 30, 2016
Firefighters were also called to Dacia Street, where they quickly put out a fire at a one-story structure.
Dacia St structure where fire was. pic.twitter.com/Pavq2p2gLR
— Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) April 30, 2016
No one was hurt. The American Red Cross was called in to help out 15 adults and seven children.
The fire chief estimated $150,000 worth of damages was done to one triple-decker and $50,000 to the other, and $50,000 in damage was done to the Dacia Street structure.
The origin and cause of the blaze is under investigation. No additional information was immediately available.