A fire that spread to two homes in Dorchester left four adults and two children displaced early Friday morning.
Firefighters responding to a reported fire on Castle Rock Street just before 3 a.m. found flames coming from the second and third floors of an occupied three-family house.
Crews used multiple ground ladders to extinguish the blaze as they battled limited access to the building due to wires and trees, according to the Boston Fire Department.
The rear porches of the house collapsed.
The fire spread to a neighboring building, where firefighters continued to monitor hot spots.
Four adults and two children have been displaced and there were no reported injuries, Boston Fire Commissioner Jack Dempsey said.
Crews saved one cat that was on the ledge but another cat did not survive the blaze, he added.