Photo courtesy of the Boston Fire DepartmentThe third week of September starts with a new building fire incident in Dorchester, leaving several residents displaced.
Today around 10:00 AM, the Boston Fire Department responded to a fire on an occupied three-decker at 5 Tovar Street. One resident was rescued by air after been confined due to the heavy smoke, and one firefighter received “minor injuries,” reported the agency.
By 10:20 AM the firefighters knocked down the fire, that generated an estimate of $300,000 in damages.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. A total of eleven neighbors were displaced as a consequence of the incident.
Heavy fire is knocked down,all companies still working major overhauling being done pic.twitter.com/SxHoTGhTa8
— Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) September 16, 2019
