DORCHESTER, MASS. (WHDH) - Nine people were displaced after a fire broke out in a triple-decker in Dorchester on Thursday night.
Crews responding to reports of a fire on Adams Street around 8:45 p.m. found heavy smoke pouring out of the second and third-floor apartments, according to posts on Boston Fire Department’s Twitter page.
No injuries have been reported.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
The multi-family home suffered about $100,000 worth of damage.
@BostonFire receiving calls for fire at 61 Adams St. Dorchester. All companies working . pic.twitter.com/GXQ06HtRef
— Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) August 7, 2020
Corrected address, 3 family at 78 Adams St Dorchester. Companies making up from fire between 2nd & 3rd floors. 9 people displaced. Damages est around $100000. pic.twitter.com/gMH5r0N3fr
— Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) August 7, 2020
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