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Four-alarm fire damages Harvard Street stores
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The scene at 125 Harvard St. Photo by BFD.
The Boston Fire Department reports a short circuit in the basement of the Real Deal Jamaican Restaurant started a four-alarm fire around 11:25 a.m. Tuesday that ended up doing an estimated $500,000 in damage to the restaurant and neighboring stores.
One firefighter suffered neck and back injuries; nobody in the stores was injured.
Three-alarm fire injures four
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Ice built up quickly at Mather Street. Photo by BFD.
The Boston Fire Department reports a fire at 49 Mather St. late last night quickly went to three alarms and sent two residents and two firefighters to the hospital. One resident was rescued from a top floor of the multi-family building via a department aerial ladder. Read more
Early morning fires ravage Mattapan three decker, Freeport Street furniture warehouse
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The Boston Fire Department reports 12 people were forced out of 16 Estella St. in Mattapan when a two-alarm fire broke out around 2 a.m.
The Red Cross was called in to help residents find new lodgings for the night. One firefighter suffered burns, the department says, adding that the fire caused an estimated $500,000 in damage and that its cause remains under investigation. Read more
Five-alarm fire rips through Fairmount Street three decker
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Photo by BFD.
Five firefighters have been injured battling a large fire at 5 Fairmount St. that broke out shortly after 11 p.m. on Thursday in the basement, the Boston Fire Department.
All are expected to survive, as are two civilians also taken to the hospital, the department says.
Lightning may have caused Milton Avenue fire
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Firefighters at 101 Milton Ave. Photo by BFD.
As the second of two afternoon storms barreled through Dorchester Wednesday afternoon, firefighters responded to an attic and roof fire at 101 Milton Avenue.
The Boston Fire Department reports a fast response kept the fire from spreading past the attic. No injuries were reported.
Two-alarm fire strikes Uphams Corner three deckers
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Dean Street aftermath. Photo by BFD.
The Boston Fire Department reports investigators are still trying to figure out what sparked a two-alarm fire that damaged three addresses on Dean Street in Dorchester, displacing nine residents and sending two firefighters to the hospital.
The fire, reported around 5:40 p.m. at 23 Dean St., did an estimated $300,000 in damage to 21-23 Dean and $50,000 in damage to 27 Dean St., the department says.
Dorchester Yacht Club pier catches on fire
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Firefighters at the yacht club. Photo by BFD.
A pier fire at the Dorchester Yacht Club off the Southeast Expressway erupted late Wednesday afternoon and went to two alarms because of the difficulty of fighting it, the Boston Fire Department reports. Read more
Boy burned in three-alarm fire on Harvard Avenue
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28 Harvard Ave. Photo by BFD.
The Boston Fire Department reports a fire called in around 5:45 a.m on Monday at 28 Harvard Ave. sent a 13-year-old boy to Massachusetts General Hospital with burns. Read more
Firefighter injured at two-alarm fire
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After the fire. Photo by BFD.
A short circuit in a second-floor bedroom caused a two-alarm fire Saturday morning at 101 Maxwell St., the Boston Fire Department reports.
No residents were injured in the fire, reported around 9:40 a.m., but one firefighter was taken to Carney Hospital with a head injury, the department says. Damage was estimated at $200,000.
Two-alarm fire erupts just steps from firehouse
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27-29 Gallivan Blvd. Photo by BFD.
A fire reported around 1 p.m. on Saturday in a two-family house at 25-27 Gallivan Blvd. quickly went to two alarms.
The Boston Fire Department reports the fire - just steps from the fire station at Gallivan Boulevard and Morton Street, was knocked down around 1:30 p.m., after doing roughly $300,000 in damage. The cause of the blaze, which apparently started in a second-floor bedroom, is now under investigation, the department says.
One resident was taken to a local hospital with smoke inhalation. A total of six residents are now homeless.
