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Fire breaks out in trash room of Boston apartment building, fills floors with smoke

No injuries were reported in the blaze at 75 St. Alphonsus Street, the fire department said.

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A fire broke out Saturday morning in the basement of a Boston apartment building, filling the floors with smoke and causing residents to be evacuated.

The Boston Fire Department says it responded to 75 St. Alphonsus Street for a report of smoke on the 20th floor.

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According to the fire department, the fire sparked in the basement trash room and the smoke traveled through the trash chute to fill the floors with smoke.

Approximately 300 units had to be evacuated. No injuries were reported, the fire department said.

There was no immediate word on the cause of the fire. An investigation is underway.

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