It was a busy morning for first responders in Boston as they battled two fires Saturday morning.
The second fire started in Dorchester around 6 a.m. in a triple-decker on Bowdoin Street.
The heaviest fire was on the second and third floors as firefighters struggled with a lot of combustible material inside. The heat from the blaze melted the siding of the adjacent home.
Richard Mitchell, the only person who lived in the building, made it out safely on his own.
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"I just take it one step at a time, part of life," Mitchell said.
Many of the first responders had also worked another fire that broke out just four hours earlier on Ashford Street in Allston. Twenty people were forced out of their homes as firefighters continued to work on hot spots in a building on Saturday morning.
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Deputy Fire Chief James Greene said that Boston Fire got the call around 2 a.m.
When they arrived, there were big flames in the back of the two-and-a-half-story multi-family building, spreading up through the roof. Eight people were actively evacuating from the building.
One person was taken to the hospital with a minor injury. The home next door also had to evacuate.
The Red Cross is expected to help residents relocate. The deputy chief commended firefighters for a job well done in some difficult conditions on Saturday morning.
Greene believes the building is a total loss.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
