Overview
- Officials said the fire began on a back porch at a Washington Street three-family and raced up the rear of the building to the roof.
- Firefighters discovered a woman asleep on the second floor during searches and awakened her, according to her son and incident officials.
- The Roslindale blaze displaced nine residents and injured one firefighter, with major damage reported to the building.
- Companies shifted from a separate two-alarm Hyde Park fire to cover Roslindale, with mutual aid and heavy traffic shaping the response, the department said.
- Crews prevented extension to a neighboring triple-decker, crediting calmer winds and milder temperatures for helping containment.