Authorities battled a fire in Boston's Mattapan neighborhood on Saturday afternoon.
Firefighters responded to the triple decker on Walk Hill Street and saw flames shooting out of the back of the home.
The rear porches burned through and the flames extended to the adjacent building.
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Sixteen people who were in the home were able to make it out safely, authorities said.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
