Crime & Safety
2-Alarm Fire Displaces Six Residents And Dog In Boston
Firefighters said the fire started around 10:48 p.m.
BOSTON, MA — Six residents and a dog all made it out of home that caught fire Saturday night, but are now without a home, according to Deputy Chief Fleming. A 2-Alarm fire that ripped through a Dorchester home Saturday night caused some $450,00 in damages, according to fire officials.
Firefighters said the fire started around 10:48 p.m. but was contained to the attic at 82 Tonawanda St. in Dorchester.
The cause is still under investigation.
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This is an occupied 2 1/2 story multi-family residential building. Fire in the attic. 2nd Alarm ordered. All residents safely evacuated. @bostonpolice have Tonawanda St. closed to traffic. pic.twitter.com/uH3sePAc1y
— Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) July 15, 2018
Photo courtesy Boston Fire.
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