Children evaluated after removal from Hyde Park house

By Khristopher Flack, Globe Correspondent

Five children under the age of 9 were taken to a local hospital for evaluation after they were found in a Hyde Park house where they were living in poor conditions, Boston police said.

Police initially received a call around 8:15 p.m. about gunshots heard on A Street. The shots ultimately turned out to be fireworks going off. It was during that investigation that police discovered the children in a light-blue house behind a tavern.

It was unclear last night if the children had any adult supervision when found. The Department of Social Services and the city's Inspectional Services Department are assisting in the investigation.

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