For longtime chaplain, a duty that never gets easier

The deaths were confirmed by the fire department in a post on Twitter Wednesday night. The fire began in the basement and quickly climbed up the four-story building, the Boston Fire Department said on its Twitter page. It posted images of the blaze New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady witnessed the massive fire that ripped … Read more

Authorities search for cause of deadly Back Bay fire that killed two firefighters

Steve MacDonald, a Boston Fire Department spokesman, told reporters Thursday “nothing has been ruled in or out” and investigators are focusing on the building's basement and “some kind of extraordinary event” that  Steve MacDonald, a Boston Fire Department spokesman, told reporters Thursday “nothing has been ruled in or out” and investigators are focusing on the … Read more

Boston Fire officials: Today is a sad day in the city

The tragic Boston Fire on Wednesday took place just two houses down from the home of Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. “People were saved for their actions at this fire today,” said firefighter union president Richard Park. “Citizens were saved.” Mike Kennedy had been with the Boston Fire Department for six and a half years. The … Read more

Authorities search for cause of deadly Back Bay fire that killed two firefighters

“People were saved for their actions at this fire today,” said firefighter union president Richard Park. “Citizens were saved.” Mike Kennedy had been with the Boston Fire Department for six and a half years. The 33-year-old Marine combat veteran served Marlborough Street. Exeter and Marlborough Street. Ladder Truck Spraying. Beacon and Gloucester. View of the … Read more

Authorities search for cause of deadly Back Bay fire that killed two firefighters

The Boston Bruins wore special hats during pregame warm-ups Thursday night to honor and support the Boston Fire Department, which lost two firefighters in a nine-alarm fire the previous day. BOSTON (AP) — Officials say two firefighters killed by a fast-moving, wind-driven fire that ripped through a Boston brownstone died after they were trapped in … Read more

Two Boston firefighters killed in 9-alarm Beacon Street fire

(CNN) — Two firefighters lost their lives responding to a nine-alarm fire at a brick brownstone in Boston's Back Bay neighborhood Wednesday. More than a dozen other firefighters were injured. "In 30 years, I've never seen a fire travel that fast BOSTON —Two Boston firefighters were killed Wednesday when a massive nine-alarm fire ripped through … Read more

Two Boston firefighters killed in 9-alarm Beacon Street fire

At least three firefighters are mong a reported 11 people taken to local hospitals after an undetermined number of firefighters were trapped or injured in a roaring nine-alarm fire in a residence on Beacon Street in the Back Bay this afternoon, Boston 6:45 p.m.: CNN reports that 18 people were injured in the fire. Three … Read more