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Box 9-1432. Every Buff’s Dream

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stapletonBoston, October 1998
CBS 48 Hours comes to town and catches a nine-alarm fire at 85 Essex Street, a six-brick vacant.
Leo Stapleton was the Commissioner at the time.
Two water mains were shut off for construction and oh yeah, there were fireworks inside as well.


Videos courtesy of RS1 SmokeEater
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Posted by on January 19, 2010 • Filed under: Fires, Major Incidents, News, Uncategorized, Videos • Tagged: , , ,

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  1. Mike Ward says

    Nice find!

    on January 19, 2010 @ 9:08 pm.

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  1. Boston Multiples, August – Backstep Firefighter linked to this post

    [...] Before the 21st had come to a close Box 1712 would be struck in District 7 for what would become the notable nine-alarm fire. Engine 14 arrived and struck the second alarm. District Chief Pettaway followed up with the third, fourth and fifth alarms as well as special calls for tower ladder companies. Due to the vacancy and size of the structure companies were detailed to the scene throughout the next two days. You can read about the nine-alarm fire of 1998 here. [...]

    on September 6, 2010 @ 12:31 pm.