Somebody on the fourth floor of 7 Yarmouth St. left a candle unwatched long enough this evening for it to start a one-alarm fire that injured two adult residents, two children and a firefighter, the Boston Fire Department reports.
One of the adults had to be hospitalized overnight; the other residents were treated for smoke inhalation and then released, the department says. The firefighter suffered neck burns.
The department estimated damage from the fire, reported around 6:20 p.m., at $200,000.