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Firefighters respond to a house fire on Freeman Street Friday. The fire was extinguished by around 4:30 p.m and the cause is still unknown. ZACH SCHWARTZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

House fire breaks out on Freeman Street behind Dexter Park, 2 firefighters injured

Charlie Johnson March 28, 2025
Firefighters responded Friday afternoon to a house fire on Freeman Street.
Wood planks cover the entrance to Amelia’s Taqueria and Fresh Noodles in Allston. The restaurants along 180-184 Brighton Ave have not reopened after a Sept. 2022 fire that damaged the buildings. SYDNEY ROTH/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Buildings still abandoned following Allston fire

Nathan Metcalf March 20, 2024
In Allston, a few blocks east of Union Square, three properties sit empty with graffiti plastered over their boarded-up storefronts.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

A fresh start | It Smells Like…

Rachel Zhong November 28, 2023
Scents are often nostalgic, which can sometimes prove to be overpowering. The emotional triggers in scents are unconsciously formed –– whether we connect them to a person, a moment, a feeling or an image.
Towers

Residents in The Towers frustrated about fire alarms

George Atencio March 21, 2023
Some residents of The Towers said they have noticed an increase in fire alarms going off recently. According to students, burning trash, wire failure and burnt food were causes of at least three fire alarms this semester.
BUPD

Annual Security and Fire Safety Report released by BUPD

Leila El Alam October 6, 2022
BU was described as having a “comprehensive safety and security program” in the 2022 Security and Fire Safety Report.
East to West: September 23, 2022

East to West: September 23, 2022

Taylor Hawthorne September 23, 2022

Happy first day of fall! Today on East to West we cover a fire in Allston which left close to $3 million in damages, a campus-wide power outage,Martha's Vineyard migrant crisis and more. Click here...

Fire in Allston

Fire in Allston leaves $3 million in damage, several local businesses temporarily close

Ruihan Yang September 22, 2022
A fire in Allston destroys several restaurants and stores, temporarily closing them for weeks to come.
Boston Fire Department Engine 15 outside Boston University’s Warren Towers. A fire was reported at 3:15 p.m. March 16 on the 17th Floor of Tower A after an appliance was left on in a student dormitory. SAM BETSKO/DFP STAFF

Warren Towers evacuated after unattended heating appliance activates fire alarm

Daily Free Press Staff March 17, 2022
A heating appliance was left on and unattended on the 17th floor of A Tower. Students reported seeing smoke.
East to West: Oct. 1, 2021

East to West: Oct. 1, 2021

Veronica Thompson October 1, 2021

Booster shots are available! Today on East to West, we cover availability of Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots, a fire at Stuvi-I on Monday, an escalator malfunction at the Back Bay T station and more. Click...

Officials speaking inside 10 Buick St. — StuVi-1 — Monday night. Several floors of the residence were evacuated for several hours after a fire on the east tower’s seventh floor set off sprinklers and fire alarms around 7:46 p.m. CONOR KELLEY/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Fire at StuVi-1 sets off sprinklers, students evacuated for several hours

Daily Free Press Staff September 28, 2021
Residents of three affected apartments were not able to return for the night due to water damage.
Car on fire outside of Insomnia Cookies

Car fire on Central Campus put out early Sunday morning

Daily Free Press Staff May 4, 2021
The cause of the 10 minute long blaze is still being investigated by the Boston Fire Department.
1047 Commonwealth Avenue, an off-campus apartment building that Boston University is currently using as quarantine housing for students who have been in close contact with positive COVID-19 cases. Students living in the building woke up to a fire alarm at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday morning despite no fire being detected. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

False fire alarm allows students in quarantine at 1047 Commonwealth to breathe outside air

Ellie Yeo November 17, 2020
Students living at 1047 Commonwealth Avenue — a building BU is currently using as quarantine housing — woke up to the sound of the fire alarm around 7:30 a.m. Sunday morning.
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