Flames shooting out of a home in East Boston at about 5 a.m. sent residents running for their lives with one person reported dead.
The blaze quickly became a six-alarm fire with Boston firefighters using ladders to rescue people from their homes.
Police tell the Herald five people have been sent to the hospital, one with life-threatening injuries, and another person was found “dead at the scene.” The police spokesman at the scene said the homicide unit has been called in.
Over 130 Firefighters battled the 6 alarm fire. Companies starting to make up 30 residents , a couple of birds displaced 1 Firefighter and 6 residents were transported @BOSTON_EMS . Damages estimated at 5 million dollars. pic.twitter.com/pBnnYWsnDs
— Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) April 2, 2024
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Commissioner Burke and @MayorWu brief the media on the 6 alarm fire in East Boston. 5 residents were rescued over ladders but sadly there was 1 fatality. pic.twitter.com/qO2GJGLqHv
— Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) April 2, 2024
