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Firefighter Michael Kennedy (33) was killed in a nine-alarm fire
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Published: Oct 30, 2014 @ 6:27 PM
Michael Kennedy (33)
Date:
Mar 26, 2014
Cause of Death:
Fire
Location:
Boston, MA
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Officials say two firefighters killed by a fast-moving, wind-driven, nine-alarm blaze that ripped through a Boston brownstone, on Beacon Street in the Back Bay, died after they were trapped in the basement.
Deputy Fire Chief Joseph Finn identified the two as Lieut. Edward J. Walsh and Firefighter Michael R. Kennedy.
Finn says he has never seen a fire travel so fast and escalate so quickly and he believes that was because of strong winds off the nearby Charles River. He says firefighters rescued people from the upper floors of the multi-unit building in the Back Bay neighborhood Wednesday. No civilians were hurt.
Finn says Walsh and Kennedy went inside the building and then into the basement, where it appears the fire started. They called a mayday two or three minutes after entering but couldn't be saved.
"Today's a sad day for the city of Boston," Mayor Marty Walsh said. "We lost two heroes here today."
Firefighter Michael R. Kennedy of Ladder Company 15 on Boylston St. was 33 years old, a 6 1/2 yr veteran. Also a Combat Veteran USMC. Firefighter Kennedy was single and lived in Hyde Park.
Thirteen other firefighters were injured in the blaze, and several police officers also were taken to hospitals.
The last time a Boston firefighter was killed in the line of duty was on Jan. 9, 2009, when the brakes on a fire truck failed and the vehicle crashed into a Mission Hill building, killing Lieut. Kevin M. Kelley.
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