BOSTON (WHDH) - Boston firefighters battled a six-alarm blaze that ripped through two multi-family homes in Dorchester on Saturday and left one person hospitalized and dozens displaced, officials said.
Crews responding to a reported structure fire on Ellington Street found that it had spread to two homes and quickly worked to contain it. Both buildings suffered major damage and the American Red Cross is now assisting the 29 people who are displaced.
One person was taken to the hospital by Boston EMS with undisclosed injuries.
Kaylin Brown, who was among those displaced, broke down in tears as she watched her home go up in flames.
“It hurts to know you just lost everything,” she said.
She was at home with her children when the building went up in flames.
“I just got my Christmas gifts for my kids,” Brown said. “I lost everything.”
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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A GoFundMe fundraiser has been set up for Brown’s family.
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