Five Boston Firefighters Injured in Massive 7-Alarm Blaze

A large fire tore through multiple buildings in South Boston early Saturday as flames spread to five three-decker homes and two wrap-around homes, collapsing the roof of one of the buildings.

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May 30, 2020

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Five Boston firefighters suffered minor injuries battling a seven-alarm blaze that tore through several residential buildings in South Boston early Saturday.

Five Boston firefighters were injured battling a massive seven-alarm blaze the ripped through multiple homes early Saturday.

The fire began at about 3:30 a.m.in a residential home in South Boston, WFXT-TV reports. Flames eventually spread to five three-decker homes and two wrap-around homes, collapsing the roof of one of the buildings.

“It was heavy fire in the ceiling,” Commissioner Jack Dempsey told WFXT. “We tried to do an aggressive interior attack first and that’s where the danger comes (because) they’re inside and the heavy fire from the ceiling and that’s where they got injured."

Fire officials said the firefighters hurt in the blaze suffered minor injuries. Three firefighters suffered burns and two suffered heat-related injuries.

The fire displaced about 40 residents and destroyed five of the buildings, according to WFXT.