BOSTON (WHDH) - A large fire at a home in Dorchester sent one firefighter to the hospital and caused an estimated $500,000 in damages Tuesday morning.
Officials responded to Train Street around 8:30 a.m. for reports of a fire.
Flames were seen shooting out of the second and third floor of a multi-family home.
“I just got out of work. I came up the street. I saw smoke coming out. Another guy pulled up in a pickup truck, then we both just ran to the door and started banging on the door telling them to get out because there’s a fire,” said Vincent Willingham, a neighbor who alerted the homeowner. “She didn’t realize there was a fire. She had no idea. She was in shock but she got out safe.”
The injured firefighter is expected to be okay, but two people are now without a place to live.
“I went to my window, waiting for my plumber to come,” Mary Mason said, who called 9-1-1. “I saw the black clouds of smoke, so instantly I got my phone and called 9-1-1… I asked her if she needed anywhere to stay. She said her sister was here with her and her daughter, so she has somewhere to go.”
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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