BOSTON (WHDH) - Eight adults and one child were displaced Thursday after a fire scorched a porch on a Dorchester building.
Crews responding to the area of 61 Lithgow St. about 10:30 a.m. were met with smoke showing from the rear of the building.
Firefighters were able to quickly put out the blaze.
There were no reported injuries.
At approximately 10:30 a report of a building fire at 61 Lithgow St. Dorchester, smoke showing from the rear. pic.twitter.com/fHDaAbbUm4
— Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) May 2, 2019
Fire on the third floor rear porch was quickly knocked down. All residents were safely evacuated from the building with no injuries. FIU to determine the cause of the fire. Damages at approx 50,000. The @RedCrossMA called for 8 adults and 1 child displaced by the fire. pic.twitter.com/qHJxVFiwWU
— Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) May 2, 2019
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