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.
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.
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.
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?"
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?"
Description: Thick smoke pours from fire outside North Station. Forceful hoses spray water from Boston fire trucks and BFD, Massport and Coast Guard boats.