Smokers

Measure would also ban e-cigs and pot, needs approval from the mayor and the parks department.

The Boston Fire Department reports a lit cigarette butt started a fire in the wooden beams that hold up a hollow sidewalk outside 140 Boylston St. shortly after 2 p.m.

This is a hollow sidewalk supported at points by wooden floor joists. A small hole in the sidewalk received a cigarette butt.

The joists caught fire. Firefighters used their sledge hammer to open up the sidewalk to get at the fire and extinguish it

No injuries. Some smoke in the basement. Public Works called to bring steel plate to cover hole for now.

So now we know why you can't park on a hollow sidewalk: You might fall through into a bottomless abyss.

This fall, Northeastern students, faculty and staff will have to leave the butts at home - the school tomorrow will announce plans for a smoke-free campus, both indoors and outside.

The Boston Fire Department has released its findings on the fire that killed BU student Binland Lee on Sunday:

The Boston Fire Department reports the cause of the roof fire that did an estimated $1 million in damage to 182 Beacon St.

The Boston Fire Department reports inspectors have figured out the cause of a six-alarm fire on Wednesday:

The Boston Fire Department reports a fire at 114 Bayswater St. did an estimated $40,000 in damage.