Wind-Whipped Backdraft Probably Killed Boston Firefighters: Chief
Fierce winds gusting up to 45 mph caused a backdraft in the basement of a Boston brownstone, trapping and killing two firefighters tackling a nine-alarm blaze on Wednesday.
Indications are that the fire was accidental and that it was the wind that caused the blaze to spread through the building so quickly, Deputy Fire Chief Joseph Finn said late Wednesday.
“In 30 years I’ve never seen a fire travel that fast, escalate that quickly and create such havoc in such a short period of time,” he said of the brownstone blaze that claimed two victims, Lt. Ed Walsh and firefighter Mike Kennedy, both of Engine 33.
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