Smoky fire causes Allston apartment building to evacuate; trolley service disruption
Around 150 people inside a five-story apartment building in Allston were evacuated for about a half-hour, and nearby Green Line trolley service was temporarily rerouted to buses, after a smoky fire started in a third-floor kitchen stove tonight, officials said.
The fire inside 1079 Commonwealth Ave. at the busy Packard’s Corner intersection was confined to the kitchen where it started and extinguished “pretty quickly’’ after firefighters responded at about 9:30 p.m., said Boston Fire Department spokesman Steve MacDonald.
But, because of heavy smoke on the upper floors, the entire building, which features some first-floor retail and commercial space, had to be evacuated, he said.
No injuries were reported, fire officials said. The fire caused an estimated $30,000 in damage.
Firefighters set up “smoke ejector’’ fans to ventilate the building. Fire officials reported that after about 30 minutes, the smoke had cleared and residents were being allowed back inside.
The MBTA’s Green Line B branch trolley, which runs outside the apartment building along Commonwealth Avenue, was temporarily shut down and substituted with buses between Packard’s Corner and Washington Street in Brighton, according to an update on the T’s website. Regular trolley service had resumed by around 10:30 p.m., but with between 15- and 20-minute delays expected, the website said.
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