Fire at 34 Ridgewood Street (Dorchester). Courtesy of Boston Fire Department.The Boston Fire Department responded to an alert of a building fire this Monday, January 1st 2019 at 34 Ridgewood Street, barely within the first hours of the year. The firefighters arrived at the scene, a heavy fire in a three stories building, at approximately 1:15AM, and proceeded to evacuate the inhabitants, knocking down the fire with all companies working in tandem. The fire could be seen from the rear porches of the building.
Chief Whitman briefing the media on fire approx 400,000 in damages detail companies will remain on scene pic.twitter.com/EJh3dluByw
— Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) January 1, 2019
There were no injuries reported during the incident, but the 11 inhabitants of the residence were displaced, and an approximate sum of $400,000 in damages was estimated by the Fire Investigation Unit. Fire Chief Jeff Whitman briefed the media on the incident as the Red Cross and energy companies were present to assist the victims.
