Crime & Safety

Firefighter Hospitalized After Battling Dorchester Blaze: FD

Two residents were displaced, according to the fire department.

A firefighter was hospitalized battling a blaze in Dorchester Tuesday morning, according to the fire department.
A firefighter was hospitalized battling a blaze in Dorchester Tuesday morning, according to the fire department. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

BOSTON, MA — A firefighter was hospitalized battling a blaze in Dorchester Tuesday morning, according to the fire department.

A "firefighter was transported by" Boston Emergency Medical Services, the Boston Fire Department posted to X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.

Two residents were displaced by the fire on Train Street near Agawam Street, according to the post, but all occupants escaped to safety.

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The public information officers for the fire department and EMS failed to respond to calls for comment.

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