A veteran firefighter told Boston Magazine that the March fire in the city’s Back Bay section that killed Lieutenant Joe Walsh and Firefighter Mike Kennedy was the worst he’d ever seen.
“In 30 years, I’ve never seen a fire travel that fast, escalate that quickly, and cause such havoc in such a short period of time,” said Deputy Chief Joseph Finn.
The recent report has profiles of these fallen firefighters as well as a rundown of the incident that claimed their lives:
“Deputy Chief Joseph Finn and other fire-department commanders had to physically restrain multiple Engine 33/Ladder 15 firefighters, some wearing street clothes, from going into the burning basement for their brothers. By 3:02 the cause appeared lost. McKenna opened Walsh’s mike and asked for any response from him or Kennedy, but the only audible sound was the roar of the fire.”
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