[2]Firefighter at Mather Street. Photo by BFD [2].
The Boston Fire Department [3] reports a fire at 49 Mather St. [4] late last night quickly went to three alarms and sent two residents and two firefighters to the hospital. One resident was rescued from a top floor of the multi-family building via a department aerial ladder.
The department says one of the injured residents suffered burns, the other smoke inhalation. Roughly 15-20 residents were displaced. One firefighter suffered facial burns, the other a groin injury.
Damage was estimated at $400,000; the cause remains under investigation.
[5]Firefighters inside Mather Street. Photo by BFD.
2/9/13 - 11:43 pm