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.
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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.