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Update: Fire Caused by Unattended Stove in Basement
Two people were rescued and a man on the third floor was taken to Tufts Medical Center for smoke inhalation.
Update: The fire was caused by an unattended stove in a basement studio apartment. Officials are looking into possible code violations.
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Two people were rescued from a two-alarm fire that started in the basement of a four-story apartment building on 197 Marlborough Street.
Firefighters used ladders to pull a person on the second floor and a man on the third floor through the windows to safety. The third-floor man has been taken to Tufts Medical Center for smoke inhalation.
The call came in at 7:21 p.m. and the fire traveled from the basement to the upper floors. It's under control as of 8:35, and firefighters are working to put it out.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
BackBayRes
10:08 am on Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Thank you, Back Bay Patch, for reporting this so quickly last night and for updating on the cause.
Ellen Hammond
12:09 pm on Wednesday, December 7, 2011
All of us at the Christian Science Reading Room are so grateful everyone is safe! Thank you Back Bay Patch for staying on top of what's going on!