Boston Fire

The fire was first reported around 5 p.m. in a 6-family home at the corner of Southwood and Edgewood streets. Heavy flames and smoke could be seen upon arrival.

Boston firefighters responded to a fire on Mansfield Street in the city’s Brighton neighborhood on Monday morning. The fire was reported around 11 a.m., according to Boston fire. Upon arrival, heavy smoke and fire were seen coming from the rear of the building’s first floor. The heavy flames were knocked down shortly after 11:30. There were residents home at...

Police in Coventry, Rhode Island chased down a Quincy woman allegedly driving a stolen Boston Fire Truck on rims Thursday night. Police received numerous calls about a car driving on one of its rims on Route 3 shortly before 7 p.m. Thursday. The suspect, later identified as 20-year-old, Alina Dunham, was driving a marked Boston Fire Department pickup truck that...

Firefighters are at the scene of a 2-alarm fire in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood on Tuesday morning. The fire was reported around 9:15 a.m. on the second floor of a 3-story occupied building at 26 Crescent Avenue. Heavy flames on the second and third stories were knocked down shortly after 9:30 p.m. Officials said all residents were safely evacuated from the…

A building fire that broke out in Dorchester late Friday night resulted in over $500,000 worth of damage, firefighters say. All companies of the Boston Fire Department were working to put out the second-alarm fire at Alexander’s Wine and Spirits at 757 Gallivan Blvd. around 11:15 p.m., according to firefighters. There was frozen water everywhere, as it was 24 degrees…

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.