DORCHESTER, MASS. (WHDH) - Eight adults and six children are displaced after a fire broke out at a triple-decker in Boston on Friday, officials said.
Crews responding to a fire on York Street at 7:15 p.m. found flames in the rear on the second floor of the home, according to a post from the Boston Fire Department’s Twitter page.
The American Red Cross and the Department of Neighborhood Services are working to help the families find housing.
Damages are estimated at $75,000, officials said.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
At approximately 7:15 pm a fire at 24 York St. Dorchester a 3 family building . Fire in the rear on the second floor extending to the third floor. pic.twitter.com/iQrcT0QClj
— Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) January 23, 2021
Companies are making up at the fire at 24 York st. No injuries to report, 8 adults and 6 children displaced by the fire. @RedCrossMA @COB_ONS & BFD-VAU to help find housing. Damages est. at 75,000, BFD-FIU to determine the cause of the fire. pic.twitter.com/LtyoIW3DxP
— Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) January 23, 2021
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