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Boston firefighters at work

Description: Boston Fire Department works to extinguish remnants of fire in railroad yard (near Back Bay/South End?). Many hoses with arcing spray. Fire apparatus. Charred debris of freight cars and structural beams. Foster Electric trailer. Henry Wolfers Lighting. Many shots seen through smoke, haze, glare on lens. Water dousing burnt warehouse. Four firefighters, one black.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/09/1978

Brattle Book Shop fire

Description: Fire at 5 West Street Boston, housing the Brattle Book Shop. Firefighters on ladder aim hoses into upper windows. Ice chunks flow in street. Badly damaged books lie in puddles. Ice encrusts burnt out building. Icicles cover hydrant. Ken Gloss says loss is total (400,000 antiquarian books and rare manuscripts). He and his father George are determined to reopen in new location next week.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/01/1980

Brattle Book Shop fire

Description: Brattle Book Shop fire in progress at night on West Street Boston. Flames and smoke shoot out of top of building. Boston firefighters aim powerful spray. Film transfer, no audio. Shot by Danny Sullivan.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/01/1980

Fire

Description: South Hampton [Southampton] Street 5 alarm. Skyline view of very large fire at night. Fire fighters with hoses trying to put out fire. Shots of burning building from various angles and distances. Dark clouds of smoke. Notes from Catalog Card: "J crowley sil 150' 12/7/70? 1970?"
Collection: WHDH
Date Created: 12/07/1970

Fire

Description: South Hampton [Southampton] Street 5 alarm. Burning building, flames coming out of a window and smoke everywhere. Fire fighters use hoses to try to put out the fire. Boston fire department fire trucks pull up to the scene. Spectators watch the fire fighters. Notes from Catalog Card: "mitchell sil '300 restored. 12/7/70? 1970?"
Collection: WHDH
Date Created: 12/07/1970

Fire station environs

Description: Boston fire station environs. Inside garage. Close-up on trucks and equipment. Response to fire call with siren on and lights flashing.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/11/1978

Local aid cuts protest

Description: Mayors, firefighters and police gather forces at State House to demand local aid cuts not be implemented in budget. Mayors Mary Hurley, Jordan Levy, Michael Capuano, Rep. Tom Birmingham.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/20/1991

North Station fire

Description: Fire at North Station seen from distance. Drifting clouds of smoke. Powerful sprays of water from Boston firefighting boat.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/20/1984

PRUDENTIAL CENTER FIRE

Description: FIRE ENGINES AT PRUDENTIAL CENTER, FIREFIGHTERS GETTING OXYGEN, AMBULANCE, EVACUATION. INTERVIEW WITH JOHN RODMAN, NEWS DIRECTOR WEEI RADIO.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/02/1986