One Boston firefighter was injured after helping rescue someone from a fifth floor apartment fire Tuesday night. Both the firefighter and the resident were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
The fire department was called shortly before 10:30 p.m. Tuesday for a fire at 26 Hemenway Street. The fire boke out on the fifth floor of the apartment building.
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Fire officials said two residents were rescued from the fifth floor of the building. Eight residents in all were displaced by the blaze.
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The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
No further information was immediately available.
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