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Boston Back Porch 3-Alarm Fire Displaces 17 People, 4 Pets

Seventeen people and four pets are without a home after a 3-alarm fire ripped through a Boston home, authorities said.

Flames consume the back porch of a Dorchester home on the afternoon of Friday, July 16

Flames consume the back porch of a Dorchester home on the afternoon of Friday, July 16

Photo Credit: Twitter/Boston Fire Department

The fire broke out at a home at 23 Lithgow Street in Dorchester around 3 p.m., the Boston Fire Department said on Twitter.

Upon arrival, crews found flames coming from the back porch of the home. The fire had also spread to the neighboring building at 19 Lithgow, the department said. Shortly after, the back porch collapsed and the fire was elevated to a third alarm. 

One firefighter was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries, the department said. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. 

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