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Big fire at Beacon Towers

By oddjob60 on Wed, 04/07/2010 - 2:15pm

Multiple tweets of a major fire at 483 Beacon St. in the Back Bay.

Photo copyright Nancy & Ronan. Tagged as universalhub on Flickr.

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Comments

By Saul on Wed, 04/07/2010 - 2:42pm.

I just happened on the scene walking to Cambridge. Massive fire and police response. Six ladders against the building. Sixth- and seventh- floor windows smashed open. Stretchers on scene.

Both Mass Ave and Beacon St are closed in both directions.

By chrismatth on Wed, 04/07/2010 - 3:18pm.

Ch.7 chopper live feed of the fire - http://www1.whdh.com/livesky7/

By adamg on Wed, 04/07/2010 - 5:33pm.

Firefighters had to administer CPR to somebody on the roof.

By Ron Newman on Wed, 04/07/2010 - 5:47pm.

I was biking along the Esplanade, a block from this address, around 3 pm -- and somehow did not notice any fire or smoke.

By Saul on Wed, 04/07/2010 - 8:13pm.

Apparently the fire started before 2. By 2:45 there were still many ladders against the building and firefighters were hosing down the exterior.

By bostonzest on Wed, 04/07/2010 - 6:35pm.

Most people know this building as the Cambridge-- it was the Hotel Cambridge when built.

By Saul on Wed, 04/07/2010 - 8:12pm.

Ah, hence the HC initials below the roof.

By adamg on Wed, 04/07/2010 - 8:47pm.

Here, here and here.

By Mike from Brighton on Thu, 04/08/2010 - 12:47am.

Here is the radio traffic from this fire. It's a little long, but you can hear firemen making rescues etc. Good work done by all.

part 1

part 2

By adamg on Thu, 04/08/2010 - 9:14am.

Here.

By anon on Mon, 09/06/2010 - 6:17pm.

Building is still boarded up as of September 2010. No work or repairs being done on the building. Anyone know why the building is languishing?