hotel fire

The second story of the Ramada by Wyndham Boston caught fire Sunday afternoon at 800 Morrissey Boulevard in Dorchester. Boston fire responded to the flames around 2:30 p.m. and worked to ventilate the heavy smoke that had spread throughout the building. Officials said the hotel was evacuated temporarily due to the blaze. The department reported no injuries as a result of…

Strong winds near the ocean made it a difficult job, but firefighters knocked down the blaze within a couple hours.