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Nine-alarm fire spreads along Old Morton Street in Mattapan
By adamg on Sat, 06/15/2019 - 5:52pm
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Boston firefighters responded to 39 Old Morton St. in Mattapan around 4:45 p.m. for a fire in a vacant building that spread to seven adjacent homes.
The Boston Fire Department says two residents and seven firefighters suffered injuries, none considered life-threatening. Damage will likely total several million dollars, the department says, adding the cause is under investigation.
Scott Eisen took one photo of his neighbor's home as he was evacuating his own; Eisen reports his home was destroyed. The department reports 14 families are now homeless.
The Gallivan Community Center at 61 Woodruff Way in Mattapan has opened as a shelter for residents needing a place to stay.
Incident Commander Chief of Operations Walsh orders a 9th Alarm. Shown here (l) with District Chief Whitman pic.twitter.com/5oZ1Pr6Ujd
— Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) June 15, 2019
Daniel Rothenberg spotted the fire from out on Boston Harbor:
— Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) June 15, 2019
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Comments
Seen from Castle Island just before 5pm:
GoFundMe for one of the victims
Help Scott Eisen.
The day after
Horrible news glad nobody was hurt
I'm glad nobody was killed and I donated to the gofundme. It's worth mentioning that renters insurance plans cost next to nothing for tens of thousands of dollars of coverage and are worth having for moments like this. I hope everyone involved is able to recover, find housing and rebuild what was lost.
Unfortunately, some people were hurt, including firefighters
I've updated the post. Fortunately, nothing life threatening, at least.