2-alarm blaze rips through Brighton home, displaces 7 – The Boston Globe

A two-alarm blaze ripped through a home in Brighton Friday morning, causing over half a million dollars in damage, injuring one firefighter, and displacing seven residents, fire officials said.

Around 8:30 a.m., about 55 firefighters responded to a report of heavy fire erupting from 39 Snow St., according to Boston fire spokesman Brian Alkins. A second alarm was ordered when the flames began spreading to nearby homes.

A video posted to the departments Twitter account showed 39 Snow St. engulfed in flames, smoke billowing into the sky, as firefighters worked to control the raging inferno.

[Firefighters] had to deal with low overhead wires from street, close quarters, and the building was set back from the road, Alkins said. They did a great job under those conditions to keep the fire from spreading.

The fire was extinguished by 9 a.m., Alkins said.

Seven residents were displaced, officials said. One firefighter reported minor injuries, and no occupants were injured.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, Alkins said.

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