Boston Fire

Two firefighters were injured battling a 2-alarm blaze in Boston’s Roslindale neighborhood early Thursday morning. The fire was first reported at 28 Heathcote St. shortly before 3 a.m. Boston fire officials said all residents made it out of the house, a 1-1/2-story, wood framed building. Photos showed heavy flames shooting from the roof of the building. The fire was...

Over 50 residents were displaced after an apartment fire in Boston’s Fenway neighborhood early Sunday, officials said. Firefighters responded to the fire at 1191 Boylston St. just after 1 a.m., officials said. The fire, on the top floor of a five-story building, was knocked down and contained to one apartment. One person was transported to a local hospital with undisclosed…

Two Boston firefighters have tested positive for coronavirus, officials said Tuesday evening. The Boston Fire Department says one of the patients works in an administrative capacity and does not go on calls. Health officials are working to determine if there was any exposure with the second firefighter. Seventeen firefighters are under self-quarantine, the department said. “Protecting the health and safety…

Firefighters knocked down a raging fire in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood early Friday at a home with “extreme hoarding conditions” that made fighting the blaze difficult, officials said. One woman who lives alone was able to escape safely before heavy fire engulfed a three-family home at 77 Romsey Street. It was unclear whether she suffered any injuries. The woman, in her…

One woman is safe after escaping a fire in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood early Friday morning that authorities believe may have been complicated by hoarding conditions.

Fire crews battled a 4-alarm blaze Wednesday afternoon in South Boston. The fire broke out around 5:20 p.m. on E. 7th Street, according to the Boston Fire Department. Heavy flames could be seen coming through the roof of the two-and-a-half-story duplex. “We just heard people screaming, so we looked out the door and we could see the reflection of the…

John Moroney reports from Roxbury, where an overnight house fire left one person dead.

The Boston Fire Department responded Sunday afternoon to a 5-alarm blaze in the city’s Dorchester neighborhood. The fire broke out around 3:45 p.m. Sunday at 439 Quincy Street.

The fire broke out around 3:45 p.m. Sunday at 439 Quincy Street.

Some 200 people were forced to evacuate a 10-story residential building in Boston early Wednesday after a water main break caused a chaotic scene, authorities said. Authorities said a tenant on the fourth floor of 11-15 North Beacon St. in Allston was replacing a kitchen faucet around midnight when a high-pressure water line ruptured, leaving the resident with minor burns.

About 180 apartments, several business and a Chinese-language daycare were evacuated after the flooding.

One Boston Day falls on Marathon Monday this year, but people and organizations aren’t waiting until then to show gratitude. The day, which is designed to encourage random acts of kindness, started after the Boston Marathon bombings in 2013.

A 9-alarm building fire in East Boston caused rail disruptions along the Revere stretch of the Blue Line over the weekend, but the MBTA says they plan to resume service Monday morning. Restoration efforts were scheduled to continue overnight, and the MBTA warned customers to allow for extra travel time on Monday. Blue Line service was replaced with shuttle buses...

Residents who evacuated the Orient Heights area of East Boston were allowed to return to their homes Friday night after firefighters spent hours battling a massive 9-alarm fire.

Boston Fire Commissioner Joseph Finn discusses the 9-alarm fire that raged Friday in East Boston.

The Boston Fire Department responded to a 2-alarm fire early Thursday morning in the city’s Roxbury neighborhood that left one man dead. The blaze occurred around 1:30 a.m. at 26 Catawba St. The victim has only been identified at this time as an adult male. The cause of his death will be determined by the Chief Medical Examiner.

Police are investigating how a motorist drove off a pier in Boston’s Charlestown neighborhood Wednesday afternoon. Sky Ranger showed the car teetering off the pier near Constellation Wharf.

A Boston Fire district chief is facing a judge Tuesday after allegedly hitting several vehicles and trying to flee the scene while driving drunk. Mark Buchanan, 60, of Plymouth was arrested Saturday on multiple charges, including operating under the influence of alcohol and negligent operation of a motor vehicle.

No one was injured when a car smashed into the front door of a building in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood on Friday.

An outside counsel has been hired to investigate how Boston Fire has been handling claims of sexual harassment and discrimination by women in the department.