Teen critically injured in early morning house fire in Boston, DA says

BOSTON — A teenager was critically injured in a house fire in Boston early Tuesday morning, authorities said.

Firefighters responding to a report of a blaze at 1049 Hyde Park Avenue in the city’s Hyde Park neighborhood just after 4 a.m. found smoke showing on the second floor of the home, according to the Boston Fire Department.

“There was smoke showing from a window on the right-hand side of the building that did turn into fire showing we did have smoke emanating from the roof so we opened the roof to ventilate,” Boston District Fire Chief Eric Vinitsky said.

One person, a teenager, was rescued and rushed to the hospital. A spokesperson for the Suffolk District Attorney’s Office described their injuries as critical.

“Honestly, it looks like a bomb went off in there,” said neighbor Danni Parker. “:Usually that’s a house that’s always decorated for the holidays like Christmas coming up, so it’s very sad to see it look like this.”

A total of five adults and three children were displaced by the blaze, officials said.

Parker said she did not know the occupants of the house well, but was upset to learn the teen was fighting for life.

“That is heartbreaking,” she said.

Parker’s lived in the neighborhood for thirty years, and said she’d never seen such a serious fire.

“I know they’re like older houses but you still just don’t hear about any houses catching on fire, especially so close,” she said.

Boston, like much of Massachusetts and New England, looks to finish the month of October with only a fraction of normal rainfall. That’s caused brush fires to erupt all over the state -- especially as temperatures have, on occasion, soared past normal.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.

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