Fire on Wellington Street Roof Deck

The Boston Fire Department responded to a grill fire that extended to a third story roof deck on Wellington Street on Thursday night. All residents were evacuated safety during the blaze.

Around 8:05 p.m., firefighters from District 4 were called to 20 Wellington St. for a report of a roof deck that was fully involved with fire.

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By 8:20 p.m., firefighters were reporting that the fire had spread to a fourth floor deck at 18 Wellington St.

The fire was reported knocked down at 8:30 p.m.

"Please keep grills off of upper floor porches and roofs. They are illegal and could result in this," tweeted the Boston Fire Department during the fire. 

Since the fire was on the roof of the buildings, large clouds of black smoke extended up into the sky, causing concern among South End residents.

"Oh Lord the South End is on fire," tweeted @chriswacki. 

"1) There's an apartment fire on our block (scary) and 2) Avoid Columbus Ave near Mass Ave," @Amohsen tweeted. 

There's been no word yet from the Boston Fire Department on the exact cause of the fire or whether there were any injuries associated with the fire. Stay with South End Patch for further updates.