A nine-alarm fire that broke out at a three-story brick apartment building in Allston left five firefighters with minor injuries and 54 residents displaced, reports wbur.org (http://bit.ly/1uBea8B)
The fire at Harvard Terrace, a dead-end street near the intersection of Harvard and Brighton avenues, began around 5:45 p.m. on the rear porch before spreading.
When firefighters arrived, heavy fire was showing and a second alarm was immediately ordered. By 7:15 p.m., the fire was at nine alarms.
All firefighters were ordered out of the building at one point due to concerns over a possible collapse.
Photos from the Scene of Nine-Alarm Allston Fire
Boston Fire Department Commissioner Joseph Finn said the firewall helped firefighters keep the fire from spreading to other buildings in the dense neighborhood.
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