Because killing it with fire probably wouldn't have been a good idea

By adamg on Fri, 06/05/2015 - 6:49pm

Firefighters spraying the South Boston snow pile with water

Conventures shows us that the South Boston snow pile got a surprise visit today from Boston firefighters, who set up hoses to dump water on it - whether to reduce its stench or shrink its size, we don't know. But what if, you know, that only made it stronger - and angrier?

Neighborhoods:

South Boston

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Weather

Free tagging:

Snow

Boston Marine Industrial Park

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Comments

Here's a plan

By SwirlyGrrl on Fri, 06/05/2015 - 6:59pm.

1. declare it a smoking area

2. casually flung lit cigarette sets the garbage on fire

3. snow melts

4. profit?

In hurricane season

By Brian Riccio on Fri, 06/05/2015 - 7:09pm.

let's see how they handle that ice mountain when it possibly floats into Del Friscos?

Call a HAZMAT cleanup company

By anon on Fri, 06/05/2015 - 7:23pm.

Call a HAZMAT cleanup company already.

evaporation

By anon on Fri, 06/05/2015 - 8:18pm.

Do they not want to bulldoze it to larger surface area and let heating and evaporation take away more of the non-garbage?

Seems like a waste of city

By anon on Fri, 06/05/2015 - 8:41pm.

Seems like a waste of city water during a moderate drought.

Training Drill

By Steve MacDonald on Fri, 06/05/2015 - 8:54pm.

The firefighters of Engine 10 used this site to review and drill on pumping water. Our engines do this from time to time to stay sharp. There are not many places where this can be done in the city., especially for engines in the downtown area.