Posted on 03/26/2014 1:31:40 PM PDT by matt04
The Boston Fire Department is currently battling a 9-alarm fire in the 200 block of Beacon Street in the Back Bay. At least five firefighters have been injured, according to The Boston Globe:
Nick Martin, a Boston EMS spokesman, said two firefighters had been transported to Brigham and Women's Hospital, while three others were being evaluated at the scene. It wasn?t clear whether other firefighters might also be injured.
Channel 7 reports:
Source tells me 2 firefighters suffered 3rd degree burns, 1 went into cardiac arrest, and 1 was reported missing
(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...
Not really. The last "Great Fire" in 1872 killed more people and wiped out a huge section of Boston. Boston has had a few great fires going back to colonial times.
News report at 6:30 p.m. EDT says two firemen killed.
Here is one:
The Cocoanut Grove was Boston’s premier nightclub during the post-Prohibition 1930s and 1940s. On November 28, 1942, this club was the scene of the deadliest nightclub fire in history,[1] killing 492 people (which was 32 more than the building’s authorized capacity) and injuring hundreds more. The enormity of the tragedy shocked the nation and briefly replaced the events of World War II in newspaper headlines. It led to a reform of safety standards and codes across the country, and major changes in the treatment and rehabilitation of burn victims.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocoanut_Grove_fire
http://www.wcvb.com/news/firefighter-trapped-in-basement-in-boston-blaze/25177578
A link with images from the ABC affiliate.
Ditto on the prayers.
Certainly wins the record on body count.
Unfortunately, I had that feeling based on some of the scanner traffic once it got to 9 alarms.
Flshbacks to Vendome... stay safe, troops....; speedy and full recovery to the injured.
You rang?
BTW, I believe he is referencing some fire at a hotel.
The details I can’t recall.
Hotel Vendome burned in 1972 and 9 firefighters lost their lives.
Terrible tragedy.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Vendome_fire#Aftermath
- and FReepers.
Lived there for twenty years.
Two dead.
From the Boston Herald:
The firefighters killed were identified as Lt. Edward J. Walsh, 43, of West Roxbury — a father of three — and Firefighter Michael R. Kennedy, 33, of Hyde Park, a U.S. Marine veteran who was single
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