Firefighters Delete Brighton Fire Scene 26 Hours After Initial Call – CBS Boston
BOSTON (CBS) – Firefighters were at Corey Street in Brighton for 26 hours before it was officially cleared. On Friday morning, a fire broke out in a commercial building there.
Eight alarms was called in, and thick smoke across the neighborhood forced Driscoll School in Brookline to close due to poor air quality.
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“The wind blew the smoke everywhere and made it a little bit harder to see and breathe,” Boston Police Chief Jack Dempsey told reporters.
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On Saturday, teams cleared the scene and the building was handed over to the Inspection Service to determine if it had structural integrity.
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“A great job by all the firefighters who fought in these extreme conditions, a job well done,” the fire department said. tweeted.