Boston firefighters knocked down a heavy blaze on Cummins Highway Sunday evening, as thick black smoke filled the city neighborhood.

The rear porches of 571 Cummins Highway collapsed following the heavy fire.

Firefighters responded to the blaze at around 7:10 p.m. A second alarm was immediately ordered with the black smoke filling the neighborhood.

“An aggressive interior and exterior attack, helped to prevent the fire from spreading to the surrounding buildings,” Boston Fire tweeted.

The fire department at around 7:30 p.m. reported that the heavy fire was knocked down, and that the rear porches had collapsed.