IJskoud brandje, Boston, USA - 16-12-2016 (Foto's)

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16 december 2016 - Boston firefighters fought 6-alarm building fire in 2 °F/-16,7 °F weather this morning. The water froze everything it touched.

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144 Bunker Hill St. Charlestown

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Engine 50

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Engine 5

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Somerville Fire

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Tough weather conditions. 2 degrees now

2 °F = -16, 7 °C

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Engine 8

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Looking up Bunker Hill St.

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Engine 50

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Icicles

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Commissioner @ChiefJoeFinn in now Incident Command. Ongoing

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Monument St

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Engine 37

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Engine 28

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Mayor@marty_walsh on scene checking in with Commissioner @ChiefJoeFinn

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How close the building to the rear is. Thankful no wind to speak of right now

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Looking down Monument St. towards Bunker Hill St.

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Temperature right now at fire.

2 °F = -16, 7 °C

Feels like -12 °F = -24, 4 °C

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Commissioner @ChiefJoeFinn with @LOCAL_718 President Rich Paris

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Engine 8

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@BostonSparks with gallons of hot coffee and hot chocolate. They are the best!!!

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Ice

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Families will need help this holiday season being displaced from fires. Support @RedCrossMA

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Ongoing

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Roof gone

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Ladder 1

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Briefing the media

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Thawing out Ladder 1 to use again. Frozen in position

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Rear of fire building. Great job protecting the exposure.

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Again, consider supporting @RedCrossMA to help the displaced not just from this but for all they do

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Repacking many feet of hose

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Many hands trying to get the frozen ground ladder back into position

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Ladder 1

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The crew from @BostonSparks A-10 & 11 Canteen that has provided coffee, hot chocolate & beef stew.👍👍

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Engine 50

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7 1/2 hours in, Tower Ladder 10 continues putting water on hot spots

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Ladder 2 breaching the wall to create a hole to release water as weight of water buildup a problem

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Firefighter Kris Creighton, Tower Ladder 10 hitting the hot spots with Bunker Hill Monument in view

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A familiar saying at the Tower 10's controls.

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Taking over for the @BostonSparks canteen is the @SalvationArmyMA A-30 Canteen crew. Thank you all.

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Roof of the fire building