More than two dozen people have been displaced after a fire destroyed two triple-decker homes in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood on Saturday.
Fire officials say the fire began in the back of one of the homes on Ellington Street Saturday afternoon, and then jumped to a second home next door.
Resident Kaylin Brown said she was in her home with her twin babies when she heard the fire alarm go off.
"Next thing I know they're banging on the door telling us to get out," Brown said. "I just grabbed my babies, my son ran outside with nothing."
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Multiple fire crews were able to knock down the blaze within hours.
Fifteen people in one of the buildings and 14 people in the other were all able to get out safely, officials said. One person was taken to hospital, according to Boston Fire Department. No firefighters were injured in the incident.
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The Salvation Army arrived on scene Saturday evening to help displaced the residents.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
