Two-alarm fire on Cummins Highway displaces seven, injures firefighter

Fire at 849 Cummins Highway in Mattapan

Fire at 849 Cummins Highway. Photo by Boston Fire Department

A third-floor fire at 849 Cummins Highway went to two alarms not long after firefighters arrived around 6:25 p.m.

One firefighter suffered minor burns, the Boston Fire Department reports, adding the Red Cross is assisting seven residents to find a place to stay tonight.

The department estimates damage at $250,000; says investigators are now looking for a cause.

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