Overview

• The blaze erupted around 7 p.m. in a multi-family home on Beckett Street and engulfed all three floors, according to the Boston Fire Department.
• Firefighters knocked down the heavy fire by 7:30 p.m., then continued extinguishing hotspots inside the building and in a side garage.
• Three rear porches were completely burned through, fire officials said.
• Two residents were taken to a hospital, and 18 people along with several pets were displaced from the building.
• About an hour later crews contained a separate fire on nearby Dorchester Avenue, with the causes of both incidents under investigation.