Fire at Building in Boston's Back Bay Estimated at Nearly $1M

Two-alarm fire broke out at 228 Newbury Street

Fire officials in Boston are investigating a blaze that tore through a building in the city's Back Bay on Sunday evening.

The two-alarm fire broke out at 6:18 p.m. in an art gallery on the first floor of the building at 228 Newbury Street.

The Boston Fire Department's Twitter account said the fire then spread to the basement, which houses a restaurant, and then to the second floor, which houses some apartments.

Firefighters were able to put out the blaze and no injuries were reported.

Damage to the building is estimated at $900,000.

The exact cause of the fire is under investigation.

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