ARCHIVE: Boston Fire 3 Alarm Fatal Fire With 2 Maydays April 2013

Radio traffic from April 2013 from alertpage

Radio traffic from a 3 alarm fire that resulted in 1 civilian fatality and 2 separate maydays called.

“Boston MA 87 Linden St Firefghters arrive to find heavy smoke coming from a 2.5 story multiple dwelling with people jumping from the 2nd floor. A 2nd alarm is immediately called. While fighting the fire 2 separate mayday alerts were called, one when a FF fell through the stairs to the second floor and another when a FF fell through the second floor to the first. A civilians body was found in the attic after the heavy fire there was extinguished. A total of 6 firefighters and 9 civilians were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.”

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