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Fire displaces 15 people, including 2 children, in Roxbury
A fire displaced 15 people, including two children, in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood early Wednesday morning. The fire occurred at about 4:20 a.m. at 101 Northampton St., the Boston Fire Department said. When firefighters arrived at the scene, flames were showing from the third floor, according to fire officials. A resident was taken to the hospital, authorities said. Their condition wasn’t…
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Woman facing charges in string of fires at East Boston businesses
A woman has been arrested in a string of fires at businesses at an East Boston business plaza in the last few days. Genesis Hurtado, 26, was arrested Monday on suspicion of setting a fire at an AutoZone on Border Street that broke out earlier in the day, police said. Seat covers had been used to set fire inside the…
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Here's why firefighters are jumping into the ice in Fenway this week
Boston firefighters caught the attention of a lot of people walking in Fenway Tuesday by jumping into freezing cold water. They were in special yellow suits practicing cold water rescues in the Muddy River, which runs into the Charles, while the water temperature was about 32 degrees. Around 150 Boston firefighters train every year, just in case a person or…
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Suspect arrested after shooting at firefighters amid blaze in Boston
A SWAT team was called to a building on Fairlawn Avenue for a report of a person shooting at firefighters, police said, and a Boston fire official said they “couldn’t fight that fire until police actually controlled that scene.”
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Person in custody after shooting at Boston firefighters amid blaze
A person was arrested after shooting at Boston firefighters trying to put out a blaze at a building in Mattapan Saturday morning, officials said, leading to a long standoff as the fire burned.
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Boston firefighter reunites with children he saved decades later
There was a touching reunion Wednesday between a Boston firefighter and the family he saved — one decades in the making. It was just another day on the job for Boston firefighter Joe Gilmore when he braved the flames swallowing a Dorchester home 45 years ago and emerged with two frightened children. On the anniversary of that life-changing day, Silvia…
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Former firefighter reunited with family he rescued in 1978
About 45 years after a Boston firefighter rescued two kids, they tracked him down to express their gratitude.
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Fire breaks out at Roxbury housing complex
A fire broke out Sunday evening at a housing complex in the Roxbury section of Boston. Boston fire crews responded to a six-family duplex at 20 Rockville Park, where first responders were able to attack the flames and contain them to the second floor, according to a post on social media by Boston fire. No one was reported hurt in…
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Several pets rescued from Brighton attic fire; 6 people displaced
Several pets were rescued Sunday night from a fire at a multi-family home in Boston’s Brighton neighborhood. The Boston Fire Department said crews had their hands full chasing the fire in the attic of 343 Market St. around 10 p.m. No injuries were reported. Damages are estimated around $250,000, and six people were displaced, the fire department said. There was…
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Fire at Allston triple-decker under investigation
No injuries were reported.
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Dozens displaced after fire damages several homes in Dorchester
A fire Monday in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood left more than two dozen people without a home.
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Dozens displaced after fire destroys Dorchester home
More than 35 people will need a new place to live for the time being after a large fire broke out Monday at 37 Holiday Street.
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Multiple triple-deckers damaged by Dorchester fire
The Boston Fire Department is on scene at 37 Holiday Street, where the rear porches collapsed and fast-moving flames extended to the building next door and behind, prompting a call for more mutual aid.
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Major fire at Dorchester home extends to at least two others nearby
The Boston Fire Department responded to Holiday Street in Dorchester on Monday afternoon.
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Large fire destroys Dorchester home, spreads to other triple-deckers nearby
Boston firefighters responded to a large blaze in the city’s Dorchester neighborhood that spread to several nearby triple-deckers on a hot Labor Day. The Boston Fire Department was on scene at 37 Holiday Street for hours, where the rear porches collapsed and fast-moving flames extended to four other buildings, prompting a call for more mutual aid. One firefighter suffered a…
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Fire at Boston salvage yard sends smoke high over Hyde Park
Images showed smoke billowing from a fire at a salvage yard in Boston’s Hyde Park neighborhood on Saturday. Firefighters poured water onto the flames from the tops of ladders at the James G. Grant recycling center on Wolcott Street. For the water to be sprayed onto the blaze, it took thousands of feet of fire hose, firefighters said. It...
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5 injured, 25 displaced after fire at Boston triple-decker
The Boston Fire Department said heavy fire was found on the rear porches of 571 Cummins Highway, which have since collapsed; 25 people have been displaced by the blaze.
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Firefighters Rescue Elderly Woman From House Fire
Nine people are without a home after a fire in Dorchester.
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Woman Rescued From Heavy Fire in Dorchester Building
A woman was rescued from a house fire in Dorchester Thursday, Boston firefighters said. Heavy fire broke out at a home on Thetford Avenue about 3 p.m., according to the department. The woman was taken to the hospital. Fire officials later said no injuries were reported. Several people were home at the time. Everyone managed to escape except an elderly…
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10 Displaced After House Fire in Dorchester
The Boston Fire Department got called to the fire on Capen Street — close to the Mattapan Line, on the neighborhood’s southern side — just after 3 a.m., the department said. The exterior fire went up the back of three-family home to the second floor, and extended into the first floor, fire officials said.