8-alarm fire breaks out at trash transfer station in Roxbury

Boston FFs battle 8-alarm blaze in a construction waste recycling center

Boston Fire Commissioner Paul Burke said the fire could burn for days due to the deep piles of construction materials inside

Fire at construction waste recycling center "could burn for days," commissioner says

By Mike Toole, Samantha Chaney Click here for updates on this story     BOSTON (WBZ) — A huge fire at a construction waste recycling center in Boston spread smoke over a large part of the city Sunday. Fire Commissioner Paul Burke said it “could burn for days.” The eight-alarm fire started around 8:30 a.m. inside the ReSource Roxbury facility on Girard Street. No one was there at the time, according to Burke. But 150 firefighters were called in b…

Boston crews ordered out of building after fighting eight-alarm fire

BOSTON, Mass. (WLNE) — 150 firefighters in Roxbury were on hand to try to get an eight-alarm fire under control Sunday. After about 30 minutes in to fighting the flames, firefighters were ordered out of the structure. Fire crews said the facility contains unknown construction materials, which caught on fire. Boston’s fire commissioner said piles of materials are deep and dense which could end up burning for days. Health officials advise nearby r…

Firefighters battle 8-alarm blaze at Roxbury transfer station

Firefighters working an 8-alarm blaze in Roxbury are warning residents to keep their windows and doors shut as smoke blankets the area. The fire broke out this morning at a construction waste recycling center on Gerard Street. Approximately 150 firefighters are working at the scene, according to Boston fire officials. As firefighters attacked the blaze, Fire Commissioner Paul Burke quickly escalated the response to 8-alarms due to the presence o…

8-alarm fire breaks out at trash transfer station in Roxbury

The Boston Fire Department declared an eight-alarm fire Sunday morning after a blaze broke out at a trash transfer station in Roxbury.

Firefighters battling large fire at Roxbury trash transfer station

The fire began in the trash transfer station on Gerard Street around 8:30 a.m., the Boston Fire Department posted on social media.