Overview

• Fire crews arrived around 4:45 a.m. to heavy flames on the rear porches at 378 Centre Street in Dorchester.
• The fire extended to the neighboring multi-family house and was escalated to a third alarm.
• Firefighters were kept off compromised rear porches before they collapsed, and several pets were rescued.
• One resident and one firefighter were transported to local hospitals, and their conditions were not disclosed.
• Officials said about 30 people are displaced and estimated roughly $600,000 in damage, with the cause under investigation as crews also handled a separate Baird Street fire in Mattapan.