BOSTON — Nine people were sent to local hospitals after a porch on the third floor of a Dorchester house collapsed late Friday night, fire officials said.
Boston Chief of Operations Rodney Marshall told Boston 25 that multiple people fell from the third floor at 39 Hardwood St.
Their injuries range from “minor to more severe in nature,” fire officials said.
Three people were initially said to be in critical condition.
As of Saturday morning, one person is said to still have serious, life-threatening injuries, Boston police said.
At approximately 10 this evening a 3rd floor porch collapsed injuring multiple people, at 39 Hardwood st. Dorchester. pic.twitter.com/J6i0LBq9jw
— Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) June 28, 2025
Marshall also said that numerous things fell from the porch, including a refrigerator.
Chief of Operations Rodney Marshall briefs the media on the porch collapse on Hardwood st.Dorchester. 9 people were transported by @BOSTON_EMS . @ISDBoston on scene to determine the cause of the collapse. pic.twitter.com/vF1p6FDOAh
— Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) June 28, 2025
Boston Fire says that a building inspector was called to the scene.
Due to the severity of one victim’s injuries, the Boston Police Department’s Homicide Unit responded and is investigating the incident.
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