BOSTON (WHDH) - One firefighter and one resident were injured in a three-alarm blaze that broke out in a home in Dorchester on Wednesday morning.
Crews responding to a reported structure fire at 688 Columbia Road about 7:44 a.m. found flames shooting from the third floor.
Firefighters battled through frigid conditions to extinguish the blaze, which left eight displaced and caused an estimated $750,000 in damage.
The injured firefighter, whose name was not released, suffered a serious leg injury while climbing a ladder.
The injured resident’s condition was not immediately available.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Companies are making up FIU on scene to investigate the cause of the fire . There are 8 residents displaced from the fire. The approx damages to the building is at 750,000. pic.twitter.com/9DkiZR2Hf2
— Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) March 6, 2019
All residents safely evacuated from the building, major overhauling fire was contained to the third floor report of 1 Firefighter and 1 resident injured pic.twitter.com/Q1DkpwfJu3
— Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) March 6, 2019
Heavy fire knocked down all companies working pic.twitter.com/74kZn9w9ft
— Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) March 6, 2019
Response st 7:44am to 688 Columbia Rd. For a building fire. Fire showing on arrival from the 3rd floor of a 3 story building. Commercial floor 1, apts floors 2-3. Now a 3rd Alarm. Ongoing.
— Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) March 6, 2019
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