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Three residents and two firefighters had been taken to a hospital with minor accidents ensuing from the hearth.
5 individuals had been taken to a hospital, and 25 individuals had been displaced after a fireplace burned by means of a three-story multi-family house in Boston Sunday night.
The Boston Fire Department said that it was referred to as to the hearth at 571 Cummings Hwy. at 7:10 p.m. As quickly as firefighters arrived, a second alarm was ordered.
Firefighters had been capable of knock down the hearth by 7:30 p.m., however the rear porches of the constructing had collapsed, the fire department tweeted. Firefighters’ aggressive assault on each the inside and exterior of the constructing prevented the hearth from spreading to close by buildings, the division stated.
Emergency personnel took three residents and two firefighters to a hospital with minor accidents ensuing from the hearth. Twenty-five displaced residents are being helped by the American Purple Cross.
Some firefighters are remaining on the scene to place out any hotspots which will come up, the department said. The division remains to be investigating the reason for the hearth.
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