Crime & Safety
3 Alarm Fire Rips Through Boston Triple Decker, Displacing 12
When Boston firefighters arrived to the home they saw flames pouring from the back porches.
DORCHESTER, MA — Boston firefighters battled a three-alarm fire Saturday afternoon amid freezing temperatures.
Around 1:30 p.m. Saturday someone called to report a fire at a home on Fuller Street in Dorchester. When crews arrived they saw flames pouring from the rear porches and called for backup. Fire quickly went to 3 alarms do to extension from frozen hydrants.
Red Cross said it was called in to help support the more than 10 adults and two children displaced by the fire.
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"We will offer comfort, Financial Assistance, and long-term recovery services," the Red Cross tweeted.
Boston fire officials had to heat the hydrants which were frozen when they got there.
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This is what first due companies responding to 110 Fuller St. were facing before meeting frozen hydrants. BFD motor squad did a great job heating hydrants quickly for companies. pic.twitter.com/27Nnkmez6Y
— Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) January 30, 2021
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