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Fire under Charles/MGH delays Red Line

By adamg on Fri, 04/28/2023 - 10:17pm
Fire under Charles/MGH

Fire under a Red Line train. Photo by Fuad.

A fire that broke out in Charles Circle underneath the Charles/MGH station shortly before 9 p.m. sent smoke billowing into the station and caused delays on the Red Line of up to 20 minutes.

Neighborhoods: 
West End
Topics: 
Fire
The T
Free tagging: 
Charles/MGH
Red Line


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Comments

By anon on Fri, 04/28/2023 - 10:22pm.

Who live under the station have set fires before in an effort to keep warm.

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By Nathan Phillips on Sat, 04/29/2023 - 5:20am.

There needs to be a clear and understandable explanation for this high-potential impact incident. What was the fuel source for this fire at street level?

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By Mjolnir on Sun, 04/30/2023 - 2:43pm.

Per the original tweet's photo, if you've ever crossed the Longfellow on the side of the Frances Appleton Footbridge over the last several years, this is the location of a permanent homeless encampment (one of several in this area):

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The City doesn't do anything about these people camping with stolen hospital wheelchairs on a stretch of land under the MBTA station and adjacent to a busy road, so it's always been a matter of time before a fire starts and/or someone gets hit by a car. The City DOES, however, hide BOS:311 reports like this so that journalists browsing the website archives can't track the scope of the unaddressed homelessness problem being reported by residents.

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By Mjolnir on Thu, 05/11/2023 - 11:00am.

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Looks like someone has been excavating the copper paneling

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By Angry Dan on Sat, 04/29/2023 - 9:51am.

n/t

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By Lee on Sat, 04/29/2023 - 9:57am.

…. you have to light a fire under someone or something to get it going.

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By Nathan Phillips on Sat, 04/29/2023 - 10:20am.

The fuel for the flames needs to be disclosed publicly. Were the flames coming out of infrastructure under the street, or from material above street level?

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By Don't Panic on Mon, 05/01/2023 - 1:09am.

This does not inspire confidence in our old elevated stations. Charles/MGH is the last one standing isn't it?

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By blues_lead on Mon, 05/01/2023 - 9:21am.

Science Park

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By Don't Panic on Tue, 05/02/2023 - 12:23am.

Science Park is on a viaduct, but I'll allow it. ;)

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