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 firefighters were injured, one seriously, Boston Fire Department spokesman Steve MacDonald told reporters. He said that more than 150 firefighters and between 20 and 30 trucks
Related: Full Screen · Boston Mayor Martin Walsh and Fire Department Deputy Chief Joseph Finn spoke near the scene. Jim Davis/globe staff. Boston Mayor Martin Walsh and Fire Department Deputy Chief Joseph Finn spoke near the scene.
It's so far unclear what started the fire and how many people were in the building. A witness told WCVB in Boston that he saw residents fleeing the building using the fire escapes. An official from a nearby school told The Globe: "We can see, feel, and
BOSTON – A fast-moving fire that sent smoke and flames pouring from the roof and windows of a brownstone killed two firefighters on Wednesday and injured at least five others. The deadly fire snarled traffic in Boston's