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Titel: IJskoud brandje, Boston, USA - 16-12-2016 (Foto's)
Bericht door: oma op 6 januari 2017, 15:58:15

16 december 2016 - Boston firefighters fought 6-alarm building fire in 2 °F/-16,7 °F weather this morning. The water froze everything it touched.

Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

144 Bunker Hill St. Charlestown

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

Engine 50

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

Engine 5

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

Somerville Fire

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

Tough weather conditions. 2 degrees now

2 °F = -16, 7 °C

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

Engine 8

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

Looking up Bunker Hill St.

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

Engine 50

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@BostonFire

Icicles

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

Commissioner @ChiefJoeFinn in now Incident Command. Ongoing

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

Monument St

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

Engine 37

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

Engine 28

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

Mayor@marty_walsh on scene checking in with Commissioner @ChiefJoeFinn

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

How close the building to the rear is. Thankful no wind to speak of right now

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

Looking down Monument St. towards Bunker Hill St.

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

Temperature right now at fire.

2 °F = -16, 7 °C

Feels like -12 °F = -24, 4 °C

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

Commissioner @ChiefJoeFinn with @LOCAL_718 President Rich Paris

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@BostonFire

Engine 8

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

@BostonSparks with gallons of hot coffee and hot chocolate. They are the best!!!

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@BostonFire

Ice

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

Families will need help this holiday season being displaced from fires. Support @RedCrossMA

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@BostonFire

Ongoing

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@BostonFire

Roof gone

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@BostonFire

Ladder 1

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

Briefing the media

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

Thawing out Ladder 1 to use again. Frozen in position

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

Rear of fire building. Great job protecting the exposure.

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

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@BostonFire

Again, consider supporting @RedCrossMA to help the displaced not just from this but for all they do

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@BostonFire

Repacking many feet of hose

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

Many hands trying to get the frozen ground ladder back into position

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

Ladder 1

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

The crew from @BostonSparks A-10 & 11 Canteen that has provided coffee, hot chocolate & beef stew.👍👍

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

Engine 50

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

7 1/2 hours in, Tower Ladder 10 continues putting water on hot spots

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

Ladder 2 breaching the wall to create a hole to release water as weight of water buildup a problem

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

Firefighter Kris Creighton, Tower Ladder 10 hitting the hot spots with Bunker Hill Monument in view

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

A familiar saying at the Tower 10's controls.

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

Taking over for the @BostonSparks canteen is the @SalvationArmyMA A-30 Canteen crew. Thank you all.

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Boston Fire Dept.
@BostonFire

Roof of the fire building

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