Crime & Safety
Fire Does $400,000 Damage on Mozart Street; Eight People Displaced
The Boston Fire Department reports the blaze was caused by careless disposal of a cigarette.
A fire at 49 Mozart St. displaced eight people Sunday night and did an estimated $400,000 damage, according to Tweets from the Boston Fire Department.
Firefighters arrived at 3:18 a.m. to find "heavy fire from the rear porches."
The cause of the blaze, which started on the third floor back porch, was careless disposal of a cigarette, the Fire Department Tweeted.
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