Boston- 7th Alarm Box 6167 04-01-12



Boston.com:  By Travis Andersen and Matt Byrne, Globe Staff and Globe Correspondent


"A five-alarm fire is raging in a three-story dwelling on Chelsea Street in East Boston and the roof of the building has collapsed, officials said.

Steve MacDonald, a Boston Fire Department spokesman, said at about 2:15 p.m. that heavy fire was shooting out from the top floor of 330 Chelsea St., which is a three-story brick building.

MacDonald said firefighters were working to prevent the fire from jumping to a house next door, which is only about four feet away.

Firefighters at the scene were frantically running hoses and dousing the building at about 2:30 p.m.

It was not immediately clear if anyone has been injured.

Maria Maldonado said she was in a bathroom in the building next door when a glass window cracked and then shattered, and that firefighters ushered her out of the building.

About 200 onlookers were standing on the sidewalk on Chelsea Street as firefighters continued to battle the blaze.

The fire department posted on its official Twitter feed that the roof had collapsed.

The property is currently valued at $334,200 and its overall condition is listed as average, according to city assessing records."

Fire building:

 
E28 relocate to E-9, Ladder 7 in district 1. These are long relocations for these companies, besides this is not an area they are familiar with.
 
Report from C-6 , heavy fire/smoke in exposure B, possible collapse from fire building, all companies working/engaged.
 
Mutual aid/relocations. Engines only 5th Brookline to E-28, Cambridge to E-33 Quincy to E-18, 6th Needham 1 to E-30, Newton to E-51, Somerville to E-32, 7th Everett 2 to E-9n Needham 1 to E48, Chelsea to E-56, 8th alarmWaltham to E41, Revere to E-5, Malden to E-10.. Go to Massmetrofire.com for more info. Boston is box 8212.
 
Does anyone have a full rundown of who's there now on the 7th?

I'm sure Emba will have something on his site when this is all over.
 
Initial response for any East Boston fire box 6xxx is E5,9,56, L2,21. Any additional response has to come from the city proper through the tunnel system. I do not understand why the previous administration AKA Kevin White cut 2 engine companies. But then he was the ultimate assole!!! I would not piss on his head if his ear was on fire. Thankfully he is now in the employ of Satan, one assole to another!!!
 
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