Crime & Safety
Fens Fire: 1 Injured, Smoke Visible For Miles
A large brush fire broke out in the Fens park area by Park Drive and Brookline Avenue.
FENWAY, MA — Boston firefighters have mostly extinguished the large brush fire near the corner of Park Drive and Brookline Avenue in the Fens park area that injured at least one person, according to fire officials. The thick, heavy smoke was visible from the highway and from downtown Boston.
Crews with survival suits went in the water to rescue a man who suffered burns.
Fire officials doused trees and the ground in an effort to take care of any hot spots.
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State Police asked drivers to avoid the area and said detours would be established as fire crews worked the scene.
Boston companies operating at the brush fire have a burn victim in the water pic.twitter.com/y7YDLT3Y3M
— FireSafe Corp (@FireSafeCorp) March 28, 2019
The smoke was visible from downtown Boston:
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Looks like the Fens is on fire #bostonfire pic.twitter.com/Sd9PPjO3IS
— Anna (@Anna_CondaDont) March 28, 2019
The Fens is part of the Emerald Necklace Conservancy:
A brush fire is currently active in the Back Bay Fens. Please avoid the Fenway Victory Gardens and Mother’s Rest areas of the park and stay out of the way of first responders fighting the blaze. pic.twitter.com/qKS16QM3YL
— Emerald Necklace Conservancy (@EmNecklaceBos) March 28, 2019
Check out the last of the flames being put out:
Uncontrolled burn in the Back Bay Fens park (i.e., downtown #Boston) #fire #backbay pic.twitter.com/ETACYXebgo
— Andrew Johnston (@AndrewTJohnston) March 28, 2019
The area where fire crews responded:
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