Bellflower Street, Boston 5-22-1964

[grumpy grizzly]

This is the anniversary of the Bellflower Street conflagration in Boston. First alarm on Box 7251 @ 13:39, the fifth @ 13:46. Fire affected 19 3 deckers in the South Boston section of the city. 55 Boston and mutual aid engines fought this fire along with 10 ladders and the 2 Rescues. In addition there was extensive coverage of BFD houses from the surrounding comunities. Over 100 families were made homeless.

 

[mikeindabronx]

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