Boston Fire

The childhood home of Mark Wahlberg and his family was heavily damaged after a fire broke out Sunday morning and spread to three nearby triple-deckers in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood.

Two firefighters were transported to an area hospital by Boston EMS with minor injuries suffered battling the blaze, officials said.

A Roslindale man is being hailed as a hero after helping his neighbors successfully escape an early morning fire at a residential building in the Massachusetts neighborhood. According to the Boston Fire Department, which initially responded to a fire on Delford Street in Roslindale shortly after midnight, the neighbor set up a mattress outside of a second floor window of…

A multi-family residence in East Boston partially collapsed overnight, according to fire officials, displacing all of the buildings residents. Nine adults, two children, one dog and one cat were displaced, according to the Boston Fire Department, after part of the exterior masonry collapsed at the building on Sumner Street. A building inspector toured the scene early Sunday morning, officials said,…

Five firefighters were taken to the hospital with minor injuries; four others were evaluated but remained at the scene on Princeton Street.

The Boston Fire Department said on Twitter that there was smoke coming from the building on Princeton Street when they arrived. Five firefighters were taken to local hospitals with minor injuries.

Four people inside the Norton Street home were sleeping when they were suddenly awakened by smoke alarms.

The fire claimed the lives of nine Boston firefighters.

Three men were injured — one of them now fighting for his life — when a former power plant collapsed in South Boston Wednesday. Emergency crews conducted a technical rescue after the “structural collapse” at the former Edison Power Plant. Police, fire and EMS crews from Boston responded to 776 Summer St. shortly before 2 p.m. Two people who were…

A man suffered life-threatening injuries and two others were also hurt after becoming trapped in a collapse at a former power plant in South Boston Wednesday afternoon. Emergency crews took part in a technical rescue after a “structural collapse” at the former Edison Power Plant. Police, fire and EMS crews from Boston responded to 776 Summer St. shortly before 2…

The Boston Fire Department was called to Leadville Street shortly before 10 p.m. and encountered heavy fire upon arrival.

Flames broke out at a triple decker in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood Saturday night, injuring one firefighter and causing extensive damage. The Boston Fire Department was called to Leadville Street shortly before 10 p.m. and encountered heavy fire upon arrival. All residents made it out, the fire department said, but one firefighter suffered minor injuries and was taken to a...

Four people were displaced Saturday after a three-story home went up in flames on a frigid night in South Boston. Fire crews responded to National Street shortly after 8 p.m. and found thick plumes of smoke. A man reportedly told neighbors that his shirt had caught on fire while cooking and subsequently caught the rest of the house on fire….

Police in Boston and Cambridge responded to the Charles River on Wednesday morning for reports of a dog on the ice near Boston University that might be in need of rescue. But when Boston firefighters and Massachusetts State Police got there, they found a coyote instead of someone’s pet. They said the coyote appeared healthy and was not in...

One firefighter was transported to an area hospital after a fall on the scene of a blaze in Boston on Christmas morning, the fire department announced. The Boston Fire Department responded to a two-alarm blaze on the second floor of a four-story building on Washington Street in Jamaica Plain, officials said. The unit where the fire broke out was vacant,…

Boston firefighters battled flames Wednesday night at a home in the city’s Roslindale neighborhood. Upon arrival, heavy fire was showing from the top of a 2-story wood frame home on Bateman Street, the Boston Fire Department said. Photos shared by the fire department showed thick gray smoke billowing into the air. Firefighters were able to quickly knock the blaze...

A multi-alarm fire broke out Saturday night in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, injuring two firefighters and displacing 12 people, including six children, fire officials said. The Boston Fire Department said crews encountered heavy flames when they responded to 383 Geneva Avenue around 8:30 p.m. The fire was on all three floors, and a second alarm was ordered. Video shared by the…

Firefighters are battling a large fire in a multi-family home in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood on Monday afternoon. The fire was reported around 2:45 p.m. on Monroe Street. Firefighters said the heavy fire had been knocked down by 3:15 p.m. but crews remained at the scene for about another hour “chasing hot spots” throughout the building. No injuries were reported,...