Crime & Safety

Firefighters Knock Down Rooftop Blaze on Beacon Street

Investigators have not yet determined what caused the wooden deck fire.

Firefighters quickly knocked down a rooftop fire at 182 Beacon St. just after 6 p.m. Monday. 

Occupants were evacuated from the six-story condo building as firefighters continued to search for remnant of the fire. 

Fire investigators say cause of the fire, which destroyed a wooden deck on the building's roof, is still under investigation but they have ruled out a grill fire. 

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The fire chief has estimated damage to the building at $1 million. 

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