BOSTON (WHDH) - Boston fire crews were called to a fast-moving fire in Brighton on Saturday night that forced 3 people from their home.
Crews responding to a reported structure fire on Fordham Road around 8 p.m. found heavy smoke and then flames coming from a first-floor apartment.
Fire officials say they were fortunate to contain the blaze to the first floor and that there was no one home in the building when the fire broke out.
Witnesses and neighbors said the fire developed quickly and they had little time to escape their homes.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
No additional information was immediately available.
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