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Fire burns through Mass. Ave. roof deck
By adamg on Tue, 07/02/2013 - 9:01pm
492 Mass. Ave. fire. Photo by Dave Manley.
A roof-deck fire atop the seven-story 492 Mass. Ave. quickly went to two alarms after it broke out shortly before 9 p.m. The fire was declared knocked down at 9:04 p.m.
UPDATE: The Boston Fire Department reports the fire started with an illegal charcoal grill and did an estimated $200,000 in damage. "As we do many, many times; a reminder that grills in Boston are not allowed on roof decks."
The street scene. Photo by MN.
Fire could be seen at some distance. Photo by Ryan Fox.
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Comments
Impressed
Impressive response from the cops and firefighters!
Bet my last dollar
the BFD will list the cause of this fire as Yupster grilling or smoking on the deck.
Don't know if they were yuppies but ...
Yes, cause was an illegal charcoal grill.
Not Yuppies?
What were they? Gangbangers?
Hope the guy who started the
Hope the guy who started the fire with his illegal rooftop grilling pays for the damages. Unfortunately, usually everyone has to pay as a result of one moron's selfish decision.
I remember when a fire like
I remember when a fire like this started in North Brighton. There was a lot of outrage. Yet walk down any alley in the South End and you'll see dozens of decks with illegal barbecues, both charcoal and gas.
If this were NYC, BBQ be on the sidewalk
If this were a Hispanic neighborhood in NYC, they'd have the hibachi on the sidewalk and peeps havin' a pick nick. Sum, sum, summertime!
Ooh, love it when the
Ooh, love it when the sidewalk smokers start up (though, I wouldn't necessarily like it if it were right next to my house.) If you walk by with some beer, you are suddenly part of the family. Love how that works!