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Basement fire causes $100,000 damage in real estate office near the Fens

By Zachary T. Sampson

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  May 17, 2012

A plumber using a torch in the basement of a commercial building near the Fens started a fire that caused $100,000 damage this afternoon, the Boston Fire Department said. Firefighters responded at 2:11 p.m. to 125 Jersey St., where wood between walls in the basement was on fire, the department said. A plumber had been working on pipes in a cellar bathroom. Most of the damage was caused by smoke, according to the fire department, and no one was injured.

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