Crime & Safety

2-Alarm Jamaica Plain Fire Injures Firefighter

A firefighter was injured in a fall while responding to a fire in a vacant building, according to the Boston Fire Department.

A two alarm fire at a vacant building injured one firefighter on Saturday, Dec. 25, according to the Boston Fire Department.
A two alarm fire at a vacant building injured one firefighter on Saturday, Dec. 25, according to the Boston Fire Department. (Jenna Fisher/Patch)

BOSTON, MA — A firefighter was injured in a Jamaica Plain fire on Christmas Day, according to the Boston fire department.

Units responded to 3313 Washington Street, a four-story 10-unit building. A second alarm was requested.

The firefighter was taken to the hospital after a fall. There were no other injuries, as the fire was vacant. There will be no people displaced. Estimated damages total $200,000.

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A cause for the fire was not immediately identified.


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