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Fire rips through South Boston duplex

The Boston Fire Department reports a two-alarm fire around 8:20 a.m. at 712 E. 5 St. did an estimated $750,000 in damage.

One firefighter suffered a shoulder injury fighting the blaze, which started on the first floor and spread to the second. No residents were injured.

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I was listening in this morning to the bfd scanner, I beleive they said it was caused by a dishwasher, there was another fire moments later at 440 E 5th Street. S, Boston.

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I think it's the other way round

Box 7445 at 08:25 District 6 - Temp 70˚, 75% humidity
East Fourth and N Street
712 East Fifth Street South Boston
Fire in a 65x40 2 story row (middle) brick building
2nd alarm at 0845 by Car 6
Additional RIT at 0900
Allout was at 1137

Box 7425 at 0842 District 6
East Fourth and H Street
440 East Fifth Street
Channel 4 is the Fire ground
L7 at 0848 investigating with nothing showing
Code C response, investigating a dishwasher
Allout at 0854 by Car 7

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It is the other way around..440 was the dishwasher..(it was my nanas house)

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What's the Original SoBo Yuppie's take on this?

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