Overview
- Smoke was first reported around 7:30 a.m. Monday and Boston Fire officials say crews arrived within 30 seconds and began an hourslong fight.
- An estimated 200 firefighters worked the six-alarm incident using ladder pipes and thousands of feet of feeder hose that pulled water from as far as Moreland Street.
- Crews withdrew from inside the two-story building after confirming no one was inside because of significant collapse concerns, and firefighters remain on scene managing hotspots.
- Accounts differ on injuries with CBS reporting none and Boston.com citing a Boston Fire Department public information officer who said several firefighters suffered minor injuries.
- Mayor Michelle Wu and local organizations pledged city and nonprofit support for displaced small businesses as officials start structural safety checks and an investigation into the fire's cause.