Five-Alarm Fire in Boston Leaves 21 Homeless
Feb. 05--The Boston Fire Department reports 21 people were displaced by a raging five-alarm fire at a three-story wood apartment building on Sumner Street in East Boston late last night that took more than seven hours to contain.
The cause of the blaze -- which broke out just 50 yards from a firehouse -- remains under investigation.
Two civilians were treated for smoke inhalation. The fire department estimates damages to be around $600,000.
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