1 Dead, 7 Hospitalized — Including at Least 1 Child — in Fire That Burned Multiple Boston Buildings

One person is dead and several others were hospitalized, including a child and a firefighter, after a fire tore through multiple homes in Boston early Tuesday morning.

The fire began around 5 a.m. local time“in a large multi family building”on Meridian Street in East Boston before traveling totwo adjacent buildings, according to a series of posts on X from the Boston Fire Department.

At least five peoplewere rescuedfrom the six-alarm blaze, while one did not survive, the BFD said. Several people were subsequentlyhospitalized, including a firefighter.

Firefighters battle a multi-building blaze in Boston on April 2, 2024.Boston Fire Dept./X

Boston Fire Dept./X

A fire tears through a Boston building on April 2, 2024.Boston Fire Dept./X

At least one child was reportedly hospitalized, as well. William Yanes, who lives in one of the impacted buildings, said a young boy and girl were among those hospitalized, as well as his brother, according toThe Boston Globe.

Miguel Angel Maroquin’s cousin was also among the individuals hospitalized after escaping the blaze. Maroquin told theGlobethey both jumped from a second-floor window, but his cousin hit his face on the ground.

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Rigo Verto said he has not heard from his brother, who lives on the second floor of one of the impacted buildings. “I’m a little bit nervous because I don’t know anything,” he told the newspaper.

The identity of the individual who died in the fire has not been released. At a press conference, Mayor Michelle Wu shared her “deepest condolences” to the victim’s family.

Firefighters battle the fire that tore through multiple buildings in Boston on April 2, 2024.Boston Fire Dept./X

Burke said firefighters “worked very hard trying to put this fire out,” though “it took a long time to extinguish” the flames, NBC 10 Boston reported.

“We had to rotate firefighters in and out,” the fire chief explained. “There were tough conditions in the street here."

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

source: people.com