Fire damages Mark Wahlberg’s childhood home in Boston

BOSTON (AP) — A house the place entertainers Mark and Donnie Wahlberg’s household as soon as lived was broken by hearth Sunday in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, the fire department said.

The blaze in a close-by dwelling at round 10 a.m., however unfold to a different three buildings due to robust winds, Hearth Commissioner Paul Burke stated. Two firefighters suffered accidents and one resident was taken to the hospital. There was no rapid phrase on the reason for the hearth.

One of many houses concerned was 25 Peverell Avenue, the place the Wahlberg household used to reside. Mark Wahlberg visited the house throughout the manufacturing of his Netflix film “Wonderland” in 2018 and 2019. In a single video posted on social media, the actor stands shirtless in entrance of the home, describing it as “the place it began.”

The houses affected by Sunday’s hearth have been a kind of basic Boston structure known as a triple decker, a three-family dwelling that’s widespread within the metropolis.

“It was a complete of 4 three-deckers that have been on hearth, principally within the rear of the buildings on the porches,” the hearth commissioner informed WCVB-TV. “It’s a really tight avenue.”

Boston Hearth Division spokesperson Brian Alkins stated 15 individuals have been displaced by the hearth. He estimated injury to the buildings at $2 million.

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