Overview
- A three-alarm fire erupted around 4:45 a.m. at 98 Wyman St. in Jamaica Plain and spread to 100 Wyman St., with the heavy fire knocked down before 6 a.m.
- A firefighter was hospitalized after a third-floor ceiling collapse and a resident was taken to a hospital for evaluation, officials said.
- The Jamaica Plain blaze displaced 11 adults and two children, with the Red Cross assisting with housing as Boston Fire investigates the cause.
- In Fitchburg, a fire just after 8:30 a.m. at a three-family home on Myrtle Avenue led crews to rescue a second-floor occupant by ladder, who was then hospitalized.
- Seven residents were displaced in Fitchburg as the Fire Department’s Arson Squad investigates the incident in connection with several recent neighborhood fires, with the State Fire Marshal’s Office assisting.