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The anonymous woman jumped into the water, swam to shore, and carried on with her day. How Bostonian!

None of the 200 passengers aboard were injured, the transit authority said. The incident is the latest to raise safety issues for the Boston subway system.

After a fire on an Orange Line train going over the Mystic River, people have been fascinated by a woman who leaped into the river.

Passengers on a fiery Boston train are forced to climb out of windows to flee the flames that broke out during their Thursday morning commute.

Heavy smoke and flames filled a Greek Orthodox church on Central Street Wednesday night, after a fire broke out on the second floor, a fire official said.

Reply Somerville fire crews battled a large fire Monday afternoon that spread between two housing units. (Shutterstock) SOMERVILLE, MA – Somerville fire crews battled a large fire Monday afternoon that spread between two housing units. Just before 3 p.m. on Monday, the Somerville Fire Department responded to a building fire at 2-4 Adrian Street, where they encountered heavy smoke coming out of the building and a fire in the basement. According to officials, the fire started in a basement m...

Wicked Local The City Council continues to review public safety in Somerville, and recently heard from Somerville’s police and fire chiefs about how they staff their departments. The discussion centered on two things: how the city can develop new models of public safety to unburden the police and fire departments, and how the city can ensure robust public safety in the meantime. Both Acting Police Chief Charles Femino and Fire Chief Charles Breen noted the current dense and growing city popul...

2 firefighters injured rescuing grandparents from fire © Provided by WCVB Boston Fire on Kennsigton Avenue in Sommerville Two firefighters were taken to Massachusetts General Hospital overnight after being hurt at a fire in Somerville where two grandparents needed rescuing. The fire at a home on Kensington Avenue was reported just after 2 a.m. Wednesday. First responders found heavy fire in the basement and learned that two older occupants were trapped on the second floor. Sign up for our Ne...

2 firefighters injured rescuing grandparents from fire © Provided by WCVB Boston Fire on Kennsigton Avenue in Sommerville Two firefighters were taken to Massachusetts General Hospital overnight after being hurt at a fire in Somerville where two grandparents needed rescuing. The fire at a home on Kensington Avenue was reported just after 2 a.m. Wednesday. First responders found heavy fire in the basement and learned that two older occupants were trapped on the second floor. Sign up for our Ne...

2 Firefighters Hospitalized Battling 3-Alarm Somerville Fire Patch 12/30/2020 © Shutterstock Two firefighters were hospitalized after a three-alarm fire in Somerville early Wednesday. SOMERVILLE, MA — Two firefighters were hospitalized following a three-alarm fire in Somerville early Wednesday. Fire Chief Charles Breen said firefighters responded to a Kensington Avenue home around 2 a.m. and found a heavy fire in the basement, which spread up the rear stairway. Two people were trapped o...