A nine-alarm fire destroyed a vacant warehouse complex at 34 Howard Street extending to 57-75 Norfolk Avenue in the Roxbury section of Boston, MA, last weekend. The structures involved were an 8-story concrete building (50' x 75') and a 1/2½-story brick/wood interconnected commercial building (200' x 80').
The initial alarm was transmitted at 10:27 PM on Saturday, 21 August, and the All Out was transmitted at 4:28 PM on Sunday, 22 August.
Media Reports:
Boston Globe: Warehouse had a long list of safety violations (24 AUG 10)
Boston Globe: Questions follow warehouse inferno (23 AUG 10)
Boston Globe: Huge blaze destroys Roxbury warehouse (22 AUG 10)
Boston Globe Photo Gallery: Huge fire destroys Roxbury warehouse (22 AUG 10)
Boston Herald: Jakes seek cause of Roxbury warehouse blaze (22 AUG 10)
Boston Herald Photo Gallery: Large fire burns at Boston warehouse (22 AUG 10)
NECN: Buildings charred by 9-alarm fire were in foreclosure proceedings (22 AUG 10)
NECN: Investigators search for clues in Roxbury fire (22 AUG 10)
NECN: Fire tears through Roxbury industrial complex (22 AUG 10)
WBZ: Chief's Research Plays Huge Role In Roxbury Fire (22 AUG 10)
WBZ: Large Fire Burns At Boston Warehouse (22 AUG 10)
WCVB: 'God Was Smiling On Us' Says Fire Chief (22 AUG 10)
WCVB: Warehouse Burns To Ground (22 AUG 10)
WHDH: Crews investigating Roxbury warehouse fire's cause (22 AUG 10)
WHDH: Massive fire destroys Roxbury warehouse (22 AUG 10)
YouTube: Huge Fire in Boston Warehouse (Roxbury) on August 21st 2010
Background Information:
Boston Fire Department Website
Boston Fire Fighters, Local 718, IAFF
METROFIRE (Mutual Aid District)
Audio: Boston Firefighter's Battle Nine-Alarm Fire
Elliot Belin: Boston Fire Department Activity Report - August 2010
Google Map of 34 Howard Street, Boston, MA
Wikipedia: Boston, MA
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