Three-alarm fire at Boston brownstone causes $5 million in damages

BOSTON (MyFoxBoston.com) – Firefighters battled a three-alarm blaze Wednesday morning in Boston.

The fire broke out at a five-unit brownstone at 17 Commonwealth Ave., officials said.

One resident was home at the time of the fire, but he was uninjured.

Officials said the damage was estimated at $5 million.

The Boston Fire Department Twitter page says the cause of the fire is an in-floor radiant heater mounted in the fourth floor ceiling to heat a fifth floor room.

The American Red Cross has offered their assistance to the residents of the building.