16 People Escape Burning Roxbury Home Overnight
ROXBURY (CBS) -- In the middle of a cold and snowy night, 16 people were forced out of their Roxbury home early Wednesday.
Firefighters were called to the 6-family house on Dewey Street after flames broke out around 12:40 a.m.
Fire Commissioner Joseph Finn says extra crews needed to be called in because it was difficult getting residents evacuated.
Everyone living in the building escaped safely. One woman was taken to the hospital as a precaution, but her daughter told WBZ-TV she's doing fine.
The fire appeared to start in the back of the building on the third floor and spread. The cause is still under investigation.
Damage is estimated at $500,000 and another $100,000 to a nearby building.
A fire in Roxbury forces 16 people out of their home on Dewey St. The fire started in the back of the 6-family complex. One woman taken to the hospital. A full report coming up at noon on @wbz pic.twitter.com/UZEL57rCDV
— Gary Brode (@GaryBrodeNews) January 30, 2019
No firefighters were hurt.