BOSTON (WHDH) - One person has died after fire broke out at an apartment building in Boston’s Mission Hill neighborhood, according to Boston Police.
Boston police responded to a radio call reporting a residential building fire at 4 Ellingwood Street at approximately 2:55 p.m. Boston firefighters also responded and were able to extinguish the fire.
Police said once the fire was put out, one deceased person was found inside the building.
“My husband came in and got me and said, ‘there’s a fire!’ So I came right out and flames were shooting out of the basement windows first, I think then the second floor and then the top floor. But flames, more than billowing, just shooting right out. And lots and lots of smoke, serious smoke,” said one resident.
Ellingwood Street is a dead-end road with row homes, and residents say it’s a tight-knit community.
Detectives from the Boston Police Arson Unit and Homicide Unit are investigating the cause of the fire.
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