The fire began in the trash transfer station on Gerard Street around 8:30 a.m., the Boston Fire Department posted on social media.

The Boston Fire Department declared an eight-alarm fire Sunday morning after a blaze broke out at a trash transfer station in Roxbury.

Firefighters from across Boston were at the scene of an 8-alarm fire Sunday morning, The Boston FD said all firefighters had been ordered from the building along Gerard Street in Roxbury. Nearly 150 firefighters were at the scene.

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