4-alarm fire burns through Hyde Park home
Catherine Lindsay
August 18, 2016
Boston, Mass.
A 4-alarm fire spread through a Hyde Park residence on Thursday, the Boston Fire Department said.
Firefighters responded to a building fire at 1044 River St. around 3:28 p.m, according to the department’s Twitter. The two-and-a-half-story, wood-frame house contained three apartments.
Firefighters put out most of the heavy fire by around 5 p.m., the department. The fire reportedly displaced eight residents.
Four firefighters were transported by emergency personnel for treatment of heat exhaustion and other minor, non-life-threatening injuries, according to the department.
The department stated that the chief estimated the damage at $500,000. Investigators were on scene to determine the cause of the fire and its point of origin.