CHARLESTOWN, Mass. — The Boston Fire Department says two adults and one child have been hospitalized following a fire at an apartment in Charlestown early this morning. Eight have been displaced.
The fire was reported at 45 Tufts Street around 1:30 a.m. Boston Fire said it was caused unintentionally after a candle was knocked over. They said four rooms were on fire and crews contained it to one apartment on the second floor.
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The Boston Housing Authority and Red Cross is assisting those residents.
The Fire Department says damage is estimated at about $500,000.