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20 Displaced After Fire Damages 2 Dorchester Triple-Deckers

BOSTON (CBS) -- Twenty people were displaced after a fire ripped through two three-family homes in Dorchester. When crews responded to Mount Everett Street around 1:30 a.m. Friday, flames could be seen on the back porches.

No one was injured.

The Red Cross and Neighborhood Services will help the displaced residents find temporary housing.

The fire department estimates about $1 million worth of damage.

It is unclear what started the fire.

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