The Boston Fire Department reports "careless disposal of smoking material" started a three-alarm fire at 282 Hanover St. that killed two men - one after he jumped from the building to escape the flames. Read more.
By adamg - Wed, 11/22/2017 - 7:49am
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By adamg - Thu, 11/16/2017 - 12:42pm
The Boston Fire Department reports investigators have concluded a Saturday fire that did an estimated $350,000 in damage to a house on Newburg Street at Belgrade Avenue in Roslindale was caused by "improper disposal of smoking material" on the first-floor porch. Before being knocked down, the fire spread to the second floor and attic.
By adamg - Thu, 08/31/2017 - 10:28am
A fire in a courtyard at 4 Vinal St., off Allston St. around 6:45 a.m. sent residents out onto the street until firefighters knocked it down.
According to the Boston Fire Department: Read more.
By adamg - Tue, 04/18/2017 - 11:42pm
The Cambridge Fire Department reports "careless disposal of smoking materials on the rear porch" on the second floor caused a fire that heavily damaged the house at 54 Reservoir St. this morning.
John McMahon, a nearby resident, captured the scene at the fire and the nearby streets after firefighters from Cambridge and surrounding communities began arriving after 7:45 a.m. Read more.
By adamg - Tue, 01/24/2017 - 9:49pm
WBZ reports fire investigators have determined that at least one subcontractor working on renovation project on Berkshire Street "carelessly disposed of smoking material" in a recycling bin full of construction debris, sparking that 10-alarm fire last month.
By adamg - Fri, 01/06/2017 - 9:12am
The T had to hold a train from Braintree at JFK/UMass so Transit Police could remove a woman who refused to put out her cigarette, filling her car with the smell of smoke.
By adamg - Wed, 11/23/2016 - 9:15am
The Boston Fire Department reports firefighters responded to 36 Hall St. at 4:22 a.m. for what turned into a two-alarm fire.
The department identifies the cause as: " careless disposal of smoking materials, 1st floor rear porch." Read more.
By adamg - Thu, 08/04/2016 - 2:17pm
The Boston Fire Department is blaming "careless disposal of smoking materials" on decks for a six-alarm fire on Bunker Hill Street in Charlestown on July 21, a five-alarm fire the next day on Chelsea Street in East Boston and a four-alarm fire on Sawyer Avenue in Dorchester on July 26.
BFD says it's past time for smokers to stop burning buildings down: Read more.
By adamg - Tue, 05/24/2016 - 11:11pm
The Boston Fire Department blames "careless disposal of smoking material" for a fire called in around 1:45 a.m. on Friday in the rear of 28 Parmenter St. in the North End.
This fire only did an estimated $5,000 in damage, to the roof of a one-story extension to the four-story occupied building, but firefighters were on scene until 3:35 a.m.
A neighbor adds the fire is particularly concerning because workers from a couple of nearby businesses use the rear of 28 Parmenter as a smoking area all the time.
By adamg - Mon, 05/23/2016 - 12:07pm
The Boston Fire Department reports "careless disposal of smoking material" sparked a fire around 11:45 a.m. on the roof of 57 W. 7 St. that jumped to the siding at 55 and 59 W. 7 St. - "specifically using a rooftop planter as an ashtray."
The department reports no injures; six residents of 57 W. 7, however, were displaced.
By adamg - Fri, 02/19/2016 - 7:26pm
A fire reported around 7 p.m. at 72 Perthshire Rd. quickly went to three alarms and caused an estimated $500,000 in damage, the Boston Fire Department reports.
Fire Investigators determined the cause as careless disposal of smoking material. Point of origin; 2nd floor rear porch.
By adamg - Sat, 01/16/2016 - 9:49am
Updated with cause of fire.
The Boston Fire Department is blaming "careless disposal of smoking materials" for a fire this morning that displaced 14 people in a condo building at 36 Harrison St. in Roslindale.
Firefighters responded to the six-unit building at 6:17 a.m.
One resident was taken to the hospital.
The department estimates damage in the six-unit building at $650,000.
By adamg - Thu, 12/17/2015 - 8:45pm
The Boston Board of Health voted today to raise the minimum age to buy tobacco in the city from 18 to 21. That includes e-cigarettes.
By adamg - Tue, 05/05/2015 - 6:30pm
A jerk who tossed a lit cigarette butt into some mulch outside an Arlington condo complex sparked a four-alarm fire that left a man dead and dozens of other residents homeless, the Middlesex County District Attorney's office reports. Read more.
By adamg - Sat, 03/07/2015 - 11:55pm
The Boston Fire Department reports investigators have determined the cause of a four-alarm fire at 247-249 Washington St. Friday night as "careless disposal of smoking material rear porch of 247."
The fire caused no injuries, but displaced 30 people.
By adamg - Thu, 12/18/2014 - 3:24pm
Shortly after 2 p.m., fire alarms started going off at the Mass. Eye and Ear Infirmary and that, of course, brought a full complement of Boston firetrucks racing to the scene. The infirmary informs:
Code red (fire) called due to someone apparently smoking outside. Another good reason to quit that habit. All clear.
H/t Starr88.
By adamg - Fri, 10/17/2014 - 2:31pm
The Boston Fire Department says "careless disposal of smoking material" led to a fire last month that ravaged two apartment buildings on Harvard Terrace.
By adamg - Thu, 04/10/2014 - 10:08am
The Boston Fire Department reports the cause of yesterday's fire at 52 Thomas Park, which did an estimated $600,000 in damage and sent a resident and a firefighter to the hospital was:
Careless disposal of smoking material first floor rear porch.
By adamg - Thu, 02/27/2014 - 10:48am
The Boston Fire Department reports "careless disposal of smoking material" made 12 people homeless and injured a firefighter this morning at 24 Freeman St., right behind the inbound platform at the Red Line F
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