Electrical fire across from City Hall
By adamg - 5/31/11 - 10:50 am
Boston firefighters responded to 100 City Hall Plaza around 10:30 for an electrical fire in the basement. The fire was reported out about 20 minutes later.
John Michael Garcia took the photo from Centre Plaza. Chenze Cao took a street-level photo.
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Two ladders fully extended
Two ladders fully extended for a basement fire?
Maybe they're just glad to see you
Think about a volcano model - what boils at the bottom can shoot out the top - through ventilation, elevator, utility shafts, etc.
Then there is the issue of evacuating a fairly tall building with no working elevators if there are persons unable to use the stairs.
BFD protocol
Smoke showing = ladders up. Every time.
What burns down, must go
What burns down, must go up...