Third fire in 8 months destroyed the Brooklyn Cooperage factory.įire destroyed many buildings in the lumber district. Stubborn fire in the 4-story ‘Estes Block’, firemen narrowly escaping.įire at the Equitable Annex building, many saved by elevator operators.įire at the Bigelow, Douse & Co. Sturtevant blower works.įire burned half the 500ft-long Hoosac Tunnel Docks, grain elevator saved.īroad, Franklin & Batterymarch Sts., D’townįire destroyed a large 7-story commercial building filled with flamables.įire in a 4-story commercial building with a daring escape by occupants.įire in a 4-story brick tenement building caused 9 deaths.įire destroyed St. Lumber yard fire threatened wood tenement buildings in the area.ġ74-188 Portland/81-89 Causeway St., D’town.ĭuring a gale, fire gutted Heywood Bros.&Wakefield rattan furniture bldg.Ģ48 Washington St./69 Devonshire St., D’townįire heavily damaged the Boston Advertiser & Record newspaper building.ġ81 Devonshire St., 42 Arch St., Downtownįire destroyed the top two floors of 5-story brick commercial bldg.įire destroyed the 4-story brick B.F. The large, 5-story department store of the Pitts-Kimball Co. Wall collapses at a North End tenement fire, kills 1 fireman, injures 3 more.įire damaged 6-story Suffolk Bldg. The Leatherbee and Blacker & Shepard lumber yards were destroyed. The tenement house, bakeshop, stable at the J.W. 146-154 Pearl St., Downntownįire destroyed a 6-story brick building housing bookbinding businesses. ‘Merrimac Street Fire’ and collapse kills 6 firefighters.įire destroyed the grain elevator at the Hoosac Tunnel Docks.įire destroyed the Atlas Stores wool warehouse.įire gutted 4 small wood buildings, damaged 9 other tenement buildings.ġ48-152 Purchase St. ![]() Manson woodworking mills.īent Bedding Co., 116 Merrimac St., Downtown ‘Pope Bicycle Co.’ fire destroyed 5-story commercial building.įire in a long 4-story brick bldg. Old Colony Railroad terminal, baggage rooms and offices destroyed. The First Parish Church, atop Meeting House Hill, is destroyed. Masonic Building was damaged, valuable contents were destroyed. ‘Roxbury Conflagration’ destroyed/damaged 206 buildings. Globe Theatre Fire (second time Globe Theatre destroyed by fire.) ‘Tremont Temple’ Fire gutted the entire interior of the structure. ‘Lincoln Street Fire’ $2.9 million damage, 6 deaths, set by 17 y/o boy. ![]() ‘Hecht Building Fire’ hindered by overhead wires. The 5-story brick ‘Cummings Building’ destroyed by fire. ‘Thanksgiving Day Fire’ 4 firefighters died in a collapse, $3.9M damage.įire destroyed a large woodworking mill building.įire destroyed a large block-long planing mill building.įire destroyed the New England Piano & Organ Co. of Metropolitan RR, 6 civilians died.Ĭity stables in Roxbury, containing 60/80 tons of hay, destroyed by fire.īoston & Maine Railroad large freight warehouse. 15 degrees caused ruins to smolder in a large quantity of flour.įire in the New England Fair Bldg. The wooden ex-Beach Street Theatre, burned to the roof, killing 2 firemen. ‘Rice-Kendall Fire’ destroyed many buildings.Ĭotton Waste Factory Fire in Roxbury, with collapse injuring firemen. ‘Tremont Temple Fire’ gutted the third temple (church) built on the site. Large furniture factory destroyed during a northeast gale. at LaGrange St., Downtown.Įxplosion caused a 5-story brick building to be leveled, many deaths. South End fire affected 29 woodworking firms in 9 buildings.ĥ25 Washington St. Warehouse owned by the National Dock & Warehouse Co. Wharf at the foot of Lewis Street, East Boston. ‘Memorial Day Fire’ destroyed the Globe Theatre & 105 buildings. Wall collapsed from the 2nd – 6th flrs., with the LODD death of 3 firemen. 30 deaths,ġ54 Hanover St., at Blackstone St., Downtown. Roof, destroyed 776 buildings over 65 acres, $ millions lost. ‘Great Boston Fire’ originated in a 6-story granite building with mansard spread to 10 other buildings.Ĩ3-85 Summer St. Total loss of the Freemason’s Building and Winthrop House.įire gutted Jonas Fitch’s planing mill building.īorder Street, near Decatur St., East Bostonįire in a planing mill spread to many properties.įire in Webber’s Ropewalk on Hunneman St. Many buildings lost in the Matthews Block fire at Clark, North, & Fleet Sts. Manning & Glover Co., commercial buildingįirecrackers destroyed several wharves and many buildings The fires listed here are but a small fraction of the thousands of fires that have occurred in Boston since 1860. ![]() The fires listed here mostly involve multiple-alarm fires, or other major emergencies, as these are usually more spectacular, destroy the most property, attract more media attention, and have a significant impact on the citizens sense of well-being and safety. ![]() The fires listed on this page represent a large quantity of major fires that have occurred since the organization of the Fire Department in its present structure (1859), and which have had a significant impact on the City of Boston.
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