4-Alarm House Fire In Dorchester Reaches Adjacent Building

BOSTON — Firefighters are responding to a large fire that broke out in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood Monday afternoon.

According to the Boston Fire Department, crews responded to 59 Wales Street around 1:15 p.m. Around 1:47 p.m., the department tweeted that the fire had reached all three floors of the multi-family home, and had spread to an adjacent building.

Just before 1:55 p.m., officials tweeted pictures of the fire from the roof of the building next door.

Firefighters were able to knock the fire down by 1:59 p.m. but said crews remained on the scene to check for hot spots.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

No additional information was immediately available.