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A fire breaks out in Rich Hall at 277 Babcock St. Tuesday evening. PHOTO BY VIGUNTHAAN THARMARAJAH/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Rich Hall evacuated after mattress fire on 10th floor

Alyssa Meyers April 12, 2017

Residents in Rich Hall were evacuated Tuesday evening after a mattress on the 10th floor caught on fire, according to the Boston University Police Department. Officers from BUPD, the Boston Police...

School of Law building evacuated after basement fire

School of Law building evacuated after basement fire

Noor Adatia April 10, 2017

The Boston University School of Law building at 765 Commonwealth Ave. was evacuated Monday afternoon because of a small fire from an electrical unit in the basement. No one was injured. Approximately...

Fire department evacuates building, closes streets near Gov. Center following gas leak

Fire department evacuates building, closes streets near Gov. Center following gas leak

Taylor Kocher October 31, 2016

The Boston Fire Department and the Boston Police Department responded to a gas leak in front of 10 Tremont St. at around 8 a.m. Monday, leading to the evacuation of several office buildings, officials...

The owner of a building that caught fire in Allston last week has been cited by the city for illegally housing residents. PHOTO BY JUSTIN HAWK/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Following fire, Allston landlord cited for illegal rooming

Maddie Domenichella September 7, 2016

An Allston landlord was cited Thursday for illegal rooming after a large fire damaged the two-story home early last Wednesday morning, city officials said. The fire began when a ceiling fan short-circuited...

September has been officially designated as Campus Fire Safety Month by Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito. PHOTO BY BOSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT

Polito declares September Campus Fire Safety Month

Lavanya Prabhakar September 6, 2016

Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito has officially designated September as Campus Fire Safety Month across the Commonwealth in an effort to raise awareness of fire risks at colleges and universities,...

A donation website was set up in an effort to rebuild the WTBU recording studio, which suffered $500,000 worth of damage Friday in a three-alarm fire. PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

#SaveWTBU campaign to raise funds after COM fire

Weihua Li March 30, 2016

The Boston University student-run radio station WTBU launched the #SaveWTBU fundraising campaign Monday in an effort to rebuild the award-winning station’s workspace after a fire started in the studio...

Small fire at Boston Medical Center temporarily halts operations

Mina Corpuz November 4, 2014

A small fire broke out at Boston Medical Center on the 800 block of Harrison Avenue at about 1:35 p.m. Tuesday, temporarily displacing workers and forcing some patients to move to other areas of the hospital. Boston...

A four-alarm fire on Beacon Street temporarily displaced 40 residents from their homes early Sunday morning. PHOTO BY KYRA LOUIE/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Four-alarm fire on Beacon Street injures 4, temporarily displaces more than 40 residents

Felicia Gans November 2, 2014

A four-alarm fire broke out at 877 Beacon St. at about 1:25 a.m. Sunday morning, injuring four firefighters and temporarily displacing more than 40 residents from their apartments. Boston and Brookline...

PHOTO BY ALEXANDRA WIMLEY/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

9-alarm fire in Allston injures 7, displaces more than 50 residents

Kyle Plantz September 4, 2014

The Boston Fire Department responded to a nine-alarm blaze that started on the back deck of an apartment on Harvard Terrace Wednesday evening, which injured five firefighters and left 54 residents displaced...

Lawsuit filed against welding company after deadly Back Bay blaze

Daily Free Press Admin April 23, 2014

After being found responsible for the Back Bay blaze that resulted in the deaths of two firefighters March 26, D&J Iron Works, the welding company that was working on the premises at the time, is...

BPD investigates unattended bags by Copley Square

Daily Free Press Admin April 16, 2014

The Boston Police Department is investigating two unattended backpacks at the Boston Marathon finish line Tuesday night, on the anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings. BPD took a male suspect into...

Boston Fire Department brings in federal agency for Back Bay fire investigation

Daily Free Press Admin April 15, 2014

In response to the Back Bay fire that took the lives of firefighters Edward Walsh Jr. and Michael Kennedy, the Boston Fire Department called in the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Wednesday to...

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