"If it was a windy day, who knows, this thing could have extended down the street." One firefighter was taken to the hospital.

Firefighters in Boston responded to a fire that sent smoke rising above the city’s downtown area Wednesday. Firefighters responded to the fire at 128 Milk Street around 2:00 a.m. The Boston Fire Department described the fire as “heavy” on social media but said firefighters were able to get multiple hoses to the roof and extinguish the blaze.

Crews are on the scene of a fire at a building in Downtown Boston Wednesday afternoon. The fire broke out at a building on 128 Milk St. at around 2 p.m., according to the Boston Fire Department. Thick smoke and flames could be seen coming out of the building's roof.