Dozens of college students were evacuated around 2:30 a.m. from a building on the corner of Hemenway Street and 90 Westland Avenue, referred to as Cappy's Corner by the Globe, after a fire broke out. Boston firefighters, who are still investigating the cause, said flames started in a basement laundry room before spreading quickly to the roof. Boston police broke up a brawl at Who's on First on Yawkey Way around 1:45 a.m. and arrested three men, one each from Roxbury, Cambridge, and Dorchester, for multiple charges including assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, resisting arrest, and assault and battery on a police officer.
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A snake snuck into a Cambridge apartment to provide an unwelcome morning surprise. [MyFoxBoston]
The Boston Fire Department is getting 60 oxygen masks designed to save pets. [Boston Metro]
Three egg farms in Maine are being investigated for their connection to the producer of the recent salmonella recall. [Boston Globe]
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It's the longest day of the year. [National Geographic]
The Harvard student arrested on immigration charges will not be deported at this time. [Harvard Crimson]
It's the little things that show there's progress at the MBTA -- like requiring all T operators to have a valid driver's license. [Boston Globe]
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After a few weeks in Afghanistan, a New Hampshire teen soldier was killed on Friday. [Union Leader or WMUR]
Film editor and longtime Boston resident Karen Schmeer died over the weekend when she was hit by robbery getaway car in Manhattan. [Boston Globe]
An off-duty firefighter perished when his own home burned down. [Martha's Vineyard Times]
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There is one less Chinese restaurant open today as a fire shuts down the Hong Kong near Quincy Market. [WHDH]
Someone calls "Bullshit" on Gallucio's toothpaste-fail defense. [Boston Herald]
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Dang, the weather has been shitty lately. [Boston Metro]
FYI, boating and lightning don't mix. [Cape Cod Times]
Churches and lightning don't mix either. [Milford Daily News]
Jason Bay and his wife are becoming US citizens today. [WEEI]
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Results tagged “fire”
Wednesday's Amber Alert in New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Connecticut ended without incident in Gilsum, New Hampshire as Matthew Slocum, 22, surrendered after several hours of negotiation. He was seen in Adams, Mass. at 5 a.m. and eventually surrendered to he New Hampshire State Police SWAT team in Gilsum. Slocum, wanted for questioning in connection with a fire in White Creek, N.Y. that killed three people, forced girlfriend Loretta Colegrove, 25, and their child, four-month old Raymond Slocum to travel with him. The fire killed his mother, Lisa Harrington and her husband, Dan, and his son. Slocum was driving a black 2003 Ford Mustang and was armed with rifles. Slocum went to prison in 2006 breaking into a house and stealing money. No court appearance was scheduled, or specific charges announced. [WCVB], [Globe]
A massive fire in a Quincy apartment building on Saturday was caused by a resident illegally grilling on her patio. The fire, in Building E of the Faxon Park apartment complex on Falls Boulevard, displaced every resident of the 24-unit building. None of the residents were injured by the blaze. One Quincy firefighter was injured after falling while fighting the fire. The fire reportedly began on second-floor and spread rapidly through the open attic in the third floor. Firefighters had trouble finding hydrants to fight the fire. The building is a total loss.
Fire breaks out on Boston fireworks barge: MyFoxBOSTON.com
Boston's Fourth of July fireworks barge caught fire Tuesday morning and burned for an hour. While no cause has been determined, the Boston Fire Department said there were 15 unexploded charges on the barge. A wooden frame that held the metal canister holding the fireworks initially caught fire. WCVB said no injuries resulted from the fire. The BFD used marine units to fight the fire that created a thick, black smoke over the Charles River. A search for the cause is underway as is a search for any environmental damage. Part of the Massachusetts Avenue bridge on the way to Cambridge was closed. [WCVB]
MBTA General Manager Richard Davey confirmed 32 bus drivers have been fired in the past six months for missing work repeatedly. The chronic absenteeism forces the T to use replacement drivers, typically working overtime, at a cost of $200,000 a week. The absenteeism often causes delays, overcrowding and cancelations on some routes. [Herald]
The New England Aquarium said six juvenile harbor porpoises have been found dead on Massachusetts beaches last week. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
In a prime example of bad timing, there was an "unusual event" at the Seabrook Station nuclear power plant today. Smoke was discovered in an elevator transformer in a plant support building and Seabrook firefighters powered it down to stop the smoke. The fire started at around 11:45 a.m. and lasted about an hour. Nobody was injured.
A commuter line train spilled about 50 gallons of diesel fuel at North Station on Friday morning. After a fire started under the Gilmore Bridge, traffic is rerouted and commuter trains north of Boston are delayed 20-25 minutes.
An early morning fire at a two-family home at 56 Waverly Ave. in Newton killed one woman. Fire Marshal Stephen Coan confirmed the fatality. The fire is being investigated. According to the Boston Globe, the deceased woman is Beth Deare, an award-winning television producer for WGBH. Deare, reported to be in her 60s by a "family friend." Deare won Emmys for her work on "Say Brother" and contributed to national broadcast projects for PBS. She had brain cancer. [Herald], [Globe]
Firefighters in Taunton used water from a fire truck to fight a Sunday fire as hydrants didn't work.
A 34-year old bicyclist was killed Monday after being hit by a vehicle near the intersection of Arlington and Tremont streets.
The MBTA evacuated about 200 passengers through the Orange Line tunnel between Haymarket and North Station today due to a small grease fire. Boston firefighters doused the flames with a fire extinguisher and helped pasengers off the train. The Globe reported the fire was sparked by "lubricants" and "small pieces of hot metal."
Nature unleashed itself upon us in the form of the Blizzard of 2010 on Sunday and Monday.
You've heard people say nothing good happens after 1 a.m. or midnight or 2 a.m., right? Well, something good happened in Lowell around 1:30 a.m. today because people were out late at the Gaelic Club on Hale Street. A fire broke out across the street at a two-story home and the patrons alerted the sleeping residents to the fire. Ray Artis and his four kids, and three other families survived the blaze. "I came out of the house and looked up, saw the fire and I ran back in the house and got the kids out," Artis said. [WCVB]
Everett firefighters are fighting a three-alarm fire on Main Street.
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- Flash Floods soaked Somerville last weekend, causing a surprising amount of damage. Representatives from FEMA are in the city beginning today to help prevent future floods. The police headqurters is closed, 26 police vehicles were damaged, the fire department lost 100 fire suits, and flood damage is believed to be in the millions.
A fire on Martha's Vineyard engulfed the boathouse and pier at the Coast Guard Station in Menemsha Harbor on Monday. A truck and a 25-foot boat also caught fire. A 47-foot Coast Guard boat left the pier before the fire started. All boats were evacuated from the harbor. No injuries reported. [WCVB, Marthas Vineyard Times]
No injuries were reported after a fire forced a building to be evacuated in the Back Bay. An electrical fire in the basement of 665 Boylston St. led to two alarms.
Maybe we shouldn't have wished for the rain to go away; it's been a ridiculous week for fires thus far. Monday saw a Chinatown blaze (caused by an short circuit) that injured three firefighters, as well as a Fensfire felt as far away as Sullivan Square. And earlier today, a Back Bay condo burst into flames in dramatic fashion. Three people have been hospitalized thus far as a result of the nine-alarm conflagration in the 200-person building, which was built before sprinkler requirement went into effect. The Globe talked to Steve MacDonald of the BFD, who said the fire was reported at 1:46 p.m. on the seventh floor of the building, to which it was mostly contained. One resident said "It looked like a volcano," and the smoke was visible across the river. The fire even affected Lena Chen's commute, among those of many others. Be prepared for a potentially long trip home tonight, but be glad that building residents seem to be safe. Our thoughts are with the residents of the building. [Globe]
- Bob Pannuto, a retired meteorologist, predicts Boston won't get heavy this winter. [Boston Globe]
- Black Friday happened. [Boston Herald]
According to the Boston Globe, the Chinatown, Downtown Crossing, and South Station MBTA stations have been evacuated due to an electrical fire. Red and Orange Line service has been stopped in the area. No injuries have been reported. Substitute shuttle bus service is being provided.
The topless coffee shop opened in Maine earlier this year has burned down, according to the Globe. Were the sans-shirts servers too hot to handle? Did one too many sparks fly between staff and customers? The cause of the fire is not yet known.