Boston firefighters extinguish downtown trash fire after containing another blaze in East Boston
In both fires, no injuries were reported.
Boston firefighters fought flames on Thursday night near the Omni Parker House hotel on School Street, where a Republic Services waste disposal truck was forced to dump his load in an alleyway after reportedly smelling fire from his compactor.
Companies busy in downtown at second fire of the evening. A Republic Svs trash dump truck had to dump his load in alleyway after smelling fire from his compactor. Fire companies were quickly able to put out trash before flames made it into the high rise buildings on either side. pic.twitter.com/7RSMkSJMUz
— Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) January 31, 2020
Crews rushed to put out the blaze before flames reached the high rise buildings on either side of the alleyway, according to tweets from the Boston Fire Department.
No injuries or damaged buildings were reported, but this was the second fire of the night.
Around 9:20 p.m., another fire had erupted on the third floor of a building at 35 Eutaw Street in East Boston.
At approximately 9:20 a building fire at 35 Eutaw St. East Boston . Fire on the 3rd floor of a 3. 1/2 story attached . A Second alarm was ordered,all companies are working. pic.twitter.com/iM1gEkdczg
— Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) January 31, 2020
The two-alarm fire had all crews working to put out the flames.
While no injuries were reported during the building fire, officials reported major damages displacing 15 residents.
Companies are making up there are no injuries to report. Damages are estimated at 300,000. There are 15 residents displaced.@COB_ONS and @RedCrossMA to help find housing. BFD- FIU on scene to determine the cause of the fire. pic.twitter.com/GKDy39IKkb
— Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) January 31, 2020
Boston Neighborhood Services and Red Cross Massachusetts helped find housing for those impacted, firefighters said.
Investigators are currently working to determine what caused the fire.
https://twitter.com/BostonFire/status/1223090713509924864
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