BOSTON (WHDH) - Dozens of Boston University students are displaced after a fire tore through a dorm room on move-in weekend.
Fire crews responding to a fire on the third floor of a dormitory at 722 Commonwealth Ave. around 10 p.m. Saturday were able to contain the blaze to a single room, according to a post on the Boston Fire Department’s Twitter page.
But due to extensive water damage on the first, second, and third floors, more than 40 students were displaced just days before the start of the new school year.
The fire caused an estimated $200,000 in damage.
Until the structure is deemed safe, Boston University will be housing the student elsewhere.
One student suffered minor burn injuries and was taken to the hospital.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
The fire caused approx 200,000 in damages. The building suffered water damage and had to be shut down. The @BU_Tweets will provide housing for the approx 40 residents. The FIU is investigating the cause of the fire. pic.twitter.com/PkvnDS2SUC
— Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) September 2, 2018
At approx 10 pm there was a fire at 722 Commonwealth Ave a five story building. The fire was on the 3rd floor. The building houses @BU_Tweets students .The Fire was contained to one room. One resident was taken to the hospital by @BOSTON_EMS with non life threatening injuries. pic.twitter.com/HqUwjwxGEs
— Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) September 2, 2018
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