Late night fire tears through Weymouth home

WEYMOUTH, Mass. — Crews from multiple South Shore towns responded to a late-night blaze in Weymouth on Wednesday.

Fire Chief Keith Stark says they received numerous 911 calls for a house fire on School Street just after midnight. Arriving companies were met with heavy flames in the back of the multi-family home, according to officials.

Several occupants were in the building at the time of the blaze but were able to get themselves out.

A second alarm was ordered and with the help of firefighters from Quincy, Hingham, and Rockland, the fire was knocked down.

One firefighter suffered a minor injury.

The cause of the fire has not been determined.

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