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The Hotel Vendome fire in the United States was the worst firefighting tragedy in Boston history. Nine firefighters were killed during the final stages of extinguishing a fire on June 17, 1972. The Hotel Vendome was on the southwest corner of the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Dartmouth Street, in the Back Bay area of Boston.
Below is a list of the deadliest firefighter disasters in the United States, in which more than five firefighters died. "Firefighter" is defined as a professional trained to fight fires. Hence the 1933 Griffith Park fire is excluded, as it killed 29 untrained civilians.
The Hotel Vendome Fire Memorial commemorates victims of the Hotel Vendome fire.It is installed along Boston's Commonwealth Avenue Mall, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. [1] [2] The work was designed by the artist Ted Clausen and landscape architect Peter White. [3]
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A decade after two firefighters died when they became trapped in a brownstone in Boston’s historic Back Bay neighborhood by a fire caused by sparks from welders working next door, the ...
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BRISTOL, R.I. (WPRI) — Bristol police have released the name of the man who died after being hit by a pickup truck Monday evening.. Bristol Police Lt. Paul Medeiros said 59-year-old Mark Carroll ...