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The three-alarm fire broke out at 1 Cohasset St., where fire officials said that two people were rescued from the third floor of the building around 8 p.m., NBC10 Boston reported.
A witness said it was a mom and her young daughter who had to be rescued from the third floor window.
The two were rushed to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Assistant Fire Chief Adam Roach said.
Firefighters used defensive measures after being ordered to evacuate the building due to the threat of a collapse.
The fire was under control around an hour later, with a partial roof collapse and eight displaced residents.
Videos and images shared on social media shows flames rising at least 15 feet out of the three-story building.
Stephan Kubert, the owner of the building, told the Telegram & Gazette in an interview Monday morning that the fire started while he was cooking on the second floor.
“I was cooking with hot oil and I had a lid on the top of the stove covering the pain that was cooking oil,” Kubert said. “When I lifted it off, the air hit the grease and it engulfed in flames.”
He tried to put out the blaze in a panic by using a fire extinguisher and a towel, but he said nothing worked.
While Kubert is thankful nobody was hurt, his dog, Greta, and two cats, Joey and Pinkie, died in the fire.
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