BOSTON — A wind-whipped fire Sunday climbed to six alarms, scorching the boyhood home of Mark Wahlberg and spreading to three other buildings, according to the Boston Fire Department.
Firefighters responded around 10 a.m., immediately hitting a second alarm, then a third. The four-home blaze rose to a six-alarm behemoth within half an hour, according to the department, drawing out a fleet of around 125 firefighters.
“Obviously the wind was a major factor, and being up on a hill helped,” said Boston Fire spokesperson Brian Alkins. “Being up so high in the windy conditions just pushes fire from building to building.”
