Towel Ignites Newbury St. Fire, 25 Displaced

A towel placed next to a coffee pot ignited a fire at 271 Dartmouth St. on the corner of Newbury Saturday night - causing about $1 million in damage to the seven-story condo building, and displacing about 25 people.

The two-alarm fire occurred at 12:30 a.m. Although it was confined to one apartment on the 5th floor, there was extensive smoke and water damage to several apartments, including the home furnishing store Madura on the first floor, according to the Boston Fire Department. There were no injuries.

The Red Cross assisted victims on the scene, and they were kept warm on two MBTA buses parked in front of the Boston Public Library.