Boston Firefighter Robert "Bobby" Kilduff Jr. Killed While Battling Fire at Dorchester Home
Kilduff saved five people before falling during a 3-alarm fire, and officials ordered Massachusetts flags to half-staff through his funeral.
- Boston Firefighter Robert Kilduff Jr., a 24-year veteran of the department, died Saturday while battling a 3-alarm fire in Dorchester.
- Fire crews responded to the structure fire at 18 Treadway Road around 8 p.m., encountering heavy flames extending into the attic. Boston Fire Commissioner Rodney Marshall noted the incident remains under investigation following a mayday call.
- Kilduff's actions saved the lives of five residents before he fell from the third floor. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu stated, "Boston lost a hero tonight," during a news conference.
- Governor Maura Healey ordered flags at state buildings lowered to half-staff in honor of the fallen firefighter. The Boston Fire Department performed a dignified transfer of his body early Sunday.
- Described by Boston Firefighters Local 718 President Sam Dillon as a "dedicated family man," Kilduff was a Marine Corps veteran who leaves behind two children.
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‘Irreplaceable:’ Firefighters, friends honor memory of fallen hero
Outside the house where longtime Boston firefighter Robert “Bobby” Kilduff, Jr., fell to his death late Saturday night, a memorial grew to remember a man who saved so many lives -- while back at his Rescue 2 station his team honored the man they called the "heart of this firehouse."
Community placing flowers, flags at growing memorial to fallen firefighter in Dorchester - Boston News, Weather, Sports
Residents of a community in Dorchester have been traveling to the scene of a three-alarm fire that claimed the life of a Boston firefighter to lay flowers, pictures, flags, and light candles at a growing memorial to his memory. The small memorial outside the home on Treadway Road features a photo of Boston Firefighter Robert BK Kilduff Jr., who died after falling while battling a large fire that ripped through the triple-decker on Saturday night…
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