June 23, 2008 NECN: "The Forgotten Fire", Part 1 Play video

On February 9th, 2000, a massive fire engulfed an office building on Route 9 in Newton, Massachusetts.

It is a fire that never should have raged out of control, and never should have claimed lives.

"It is very hard for me to accept the fact that five people died, midday, a sunny afternoon, in a community that has a very good fire department with a robust mutual aid system,” said Massachusetts State Fire Marshal Stephen Coan.

And to this day, no one has been charged in connection with the blaze.

In Chapter 1 of the NECN documentary, “The Forgotten Fire,” Leslie Gaydos sets out the timeline of the fire at 200 Boylston St. that left five people dead.

See the rest of the NECN documentary, "The Forgotten Fire" here:

Part 2 of 'The Forgotten Fire' Part 3 of 'The Forgotten Fire' Part 4 of 'The Forgotten Fire' Part 5 of 'The Forgotten Fire'