Firefighters forced to take multifaceted approach to fire in historic Jamaica Plain house

By adamg on Thu, 02/20/2025 - 4:23pm

Firefighters at the top of a house with an octagonal top

Firefighters with one of the ladders they needed to use. Photo by BFD.

The Boston Fire Department reports firefighters responded to 17 Cranston St. in Jamaica Plain's Hyde Square for a fire that sent smoke billowing out the top of the unusual house's attic, around 1:15 p.m.

The department reports firefighters were able to knock the bulk of the fire down in about 40 minutes - after bringing in numerous ladders, "because of the house being located on the top of a hill with no access in the rear for the ladder trucks and the street being tight."

The department reports nobody was home at the time and that there were no injuries.

The 12-sided house, which has its own Wikipedia page, was built in the 1870s.

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JP is full of hidden gems

By anon
Thu, 02/20/2025 - 11:34pm

JP is full of hidden gems like this.

Cranston Street is interesting because it’s so narrow and steep. It also has some tight 90 degree turns. I once walked over there and couldn’t believe it was a public street.

Does the local fire house have any small trucks intended for streets like this?

Cranston Street is interesting because it’s so narrow and steep. It also has some tight 90 degree turns. I once walked over there and couldn’t believe it was a public street.

Does the local fire house have any small trucks intended for streets like this?