Two adults and a child were rescued after a fire broke out early Friday morning at a home in Dorchester, according to the Boston Fire Department.
Boston fire responded to a two and a half story home on Brookview Street, where heavy flames from the front porch extended up the building. Crews have been able to knock down the fire.
The three people who were rescued were taken to the hospital by EMS with minor injuries, according to fire officials.
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"Upon arrival, the front of the building was fully involved with fire," Deputy Chief Scott Malone said on scene. "That trapped the people on the second floor. And Ladder 29 ran a ground ladder to the second floor and rescued two adults and six-year-old child as well as a cat."
Four adults and a child have been displaced by the fire, and the Red Cross will help them to find housing.
The fire was contained to just the one home, despite many other buildings being so close by.
Fire officials have not said what may have started the fire.
