4-alarm fire in Dorchester displaces 5
A four-alarm fire broke out in Dorchester on Sunday, the Boston Fire Department said on Twitter.Around 12:40 p.m., firefighters responded to 31 Harlem St. for a building fire, with heavy fire coming from the rear of the two-family house.
Rear of 31 Harlem St. pic.twitter.com/KA4DtkN9LY
— Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) November 27, 2016
— Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) November 27, 2016
— Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) November 27, 2016
Most of the heavy fire was put out around 1:15 p.m., and one firefighter was taken to Carney Hospital for treatment of a minor burn on the leg, according to the department.
Officials estimated the damage at $350,000 and said five people were displaced by the fire.
Rear after the fire pic.twitter.com/k7MOUfcXUo
— Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) November 27, 2016
Engine 24 washing down hot spots pic.twitter.com/um51oqn0Kn
— Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) November 27, 2016
Fire investigators determined the cause of the fire was a short circuit in a power strip on the first floor in the rear of the building, according to the department.
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