The fire began at approximately 1:45 p.m. in the rear of a four-story duplex on Bunker Hill Street. The fire quickly extended upward via the rear decks and into similar structures nearby. Ladder Company 9 ordered a second-alarm upon arrival.
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The fire began at approximately 1:45 p.m. in the rear of a four-story duplex on Bunker Hill Street. The fire quickly extended upward via the rear decks and into similar structures nearby. Ladder Company 9 ordered a second-alarm upon arrival. 
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