The images in this article are courtesy of Cambridge-based fire photographer ‘857 Fire Photography. More images from them can be found here! On Saturday, January 28, 2023, shortly before 14:30 hours, Boston Fire Alarm struck […]
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Car Erupts in Flames after Possible Engine Failure on Quincy Street
On Sunday, January 22, 2023, at approximately 20:30 hours, Boston Firefighters and Boston Police officers both responded to a 911 call reporting that a vehicle was on fire on Quincy Street. Firefighters and police officers […]
Boston Firefighters Knockdown Rooftop Fire At Old Edison Power Plant
On Friday, January 20th, 2023 at approximately 19:52 hours, the Boston Fire Department was notified of a possible building fire at 776 Summer St. in South Boston, the old Edison Electric power plant. Box 7322 […]
Multiple Elderly Residents Rescued After Fire Erupts in Roxbury
On Saturday, January 7th, 2023, at approximately 22:15 hours, Boston Firefighters, Boston EMS and Boston Police officers all responded to reports that a fire had broken out at 12 Homestead Street in Roxbury. First arriving […]
Boston Firefighters Quickly Knockdown Fire In Mattapan Apartment Building
At approximately 19:45 hours on Friday, January 6th 2023, Boston Fire dispatched Engine 52 to 247 Woodrow Ave in Mattapan for a report of a local alarm. Upon arriving on scene, Engine 52 quickly requested […]
Best & Safest Spots To View Boston’s First Night Fireworks
In Partnership with our media affiliate, 617 Images Boston, Live Boston has put together a list of the top viewing locations for Boston’s First Night fireworks. A tradition carried on since 1976, First Night Boston […]
Sinkhole on Neponset Ave in Dorchester Leaves Morning Commuters Detoured and One Car Floating on the Edge
On Monday, December 19th, 2022, at approximately 03:45 hours, Boston Firefighters responded to a 911 call reporting that a sinkhole had opened up in the area of the 400 Block of Neponset Avenue near Neponset […]
Quiet Roslindale Sunday Morning Rocked By Major Building Collapse
On Sunday, December 18th, 2022, at approximately 08:47 hours, The Boston Fire Department struck Box: 2753 (Corinth St. & Belgrade Ave) for a Tech Rescue response to a report of a building collapse at 2-8 […]
Driver Attempts to Flee after Crashing into House
At approximately 03:00 hours on Saturday, December 17, Boston Fire, Boston EMS and Boston Police officers from District E-13 responded to a 911 call reporting that a vehicle drove into the side of a house […]
Sprinkler System Aids Firefighters In a Quick Knockdown of Dryer Fire
On December 8th, 2022, at approximately 21:30 hours, Boston Firefighters responded to a 911 call reporting that a fire had broken out on the fourth floor of an apartment building at 33 Exeter Street. The […]
BFD Fights Flames In East Boston Auto Body Shop
At approximately 23:30 hours on December 4th 2022, Boston Firefighters and Boston Police responded to a call reporting a fire that had started at the First Class Auto Body Shop in East Boston. Upon arrival, […]
Suspect Lights Fire Outside New England Seafood and Flees
Last night, December 4, at approximately 02:00 hours, a 911 call came into District B-2 Police officers reporting that a man set a fire outside of the New England Seafood restaurant on Gerard Street in […]
Boston Remembers the Victims On The 80th Anniversary of the Cocoanut Grove Nightclub Fire
On November 28, 1942, a devastating fire ripped through the popular nightclub, Cocoanut Grove. The fire is recorded as the deadliest nightclub fire in history, killing 492 people. On the night of the fire, the […]
Firefighters quickly Knockdown vacant house Fire In Dorchester
At approximately 19:45 hours, on Wednesday, November 9th 2022, Boston Firefighters responded to a reported fire at 30 Senator Bolling Circle in Dorchester. Box 3621 was struck after multiple 911 calls for a structure fire. […]
Roslindale 2nd alarm is no match for Boston’s Bravest
For the second time in two nights, firefighters battle a 2nd Alarm fire in the City of Boston. This time in the Roslindale section of the city. At approximately 18:47 Hours on Tuesday, November 8th, […]