The Boston Herald
QUINCY, Mass. — Dozens of Quincy residents were driven out of their apartment complex and one firefighter was injured in a Saturday night fire that officials say was ignited by an illegal patio grill.
The fast-moving fire at — 500 Falls Boulevard began at about 9:30 p.m. Saturday. It quickly spread from the second-floor patio to the building’s third floor, which was completely destroyed by the flames.
The first and second floors suffered severe water and smoke damage.
Yesterday morning, firefighters were still dousing embers at a building that once contained 12 apartments. None of the people living in Building E at the Faxon Park Apartment Complex were injured, but all have been displaced. The Red Cross is assisting them with temporary shelter.
Also, a Quincy firefighter was taken to a local hospital after he was injured in a fall down a rocky cliff on the hilly property.
The Quincy Fire Department plans to release a detailed report today.
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