Investigators are on the scene probing the nine-alarm fire that killed two firefighters in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood, reports The Boston Globe.
Two Firefighters Killed in 9-Alarm Boston Fire
“There was some kind of extraordinary event that happened in the basement,’” Boston Fire Department spokesman Steve MacDonald said, while standing near the charred remnants of the four-story brownstone building at 298 Beacon St.
MacDonald said authorities had no theory yet on the cause of the fire that killed Lieutenant Edward J. Walsh Jr., 43, and Firefighter Michael R. Kennedy, 33, both assigned to Engine 33 on Boylston Street.
But, he added, the powerfully gusting winds blowing off the Charles River and into the Back Bay neighborhood on Wednesday are believed by fire officials to have played a role.
Timeline: Mayday: Firefighters Trapped at 9-Alarm Boston Fire
“Almost all of us believe it was wind-related,” MacDonald said, adding that when he was on the scene himself Wednesday his heavy, department-issued helmet was blown off his head.
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