A fire in Boston is giving the push for the legislation, which would increase oversight and training for welders, new urgency.

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A Boston firefighter suffered cardiac arrest Saturday evening while fighting a fire in Hyde Park, city police confirmed. The ...

The same progressive Massachusetts communities endorsing rent control stand to lose big chunks of their budgets if it passes.

A Boston firefighter was rushed to the hospital Saturday night after being injured while battling a blaze in Hyde Park.Video ...

As the snow retreats, Boston's film scene awakens with more fests and series happening this spring than will fit on WBUR film ...

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.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. WE'RE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT. A HOUSE FIRE IN NEW BOSTON LEAVES AT LEAST FIVE PEOPLE WITHOUT A HOME. MORE THAN A DOZEN DEPARTMENTS WERE CALLED ...

A three-alarm fire in Jamaica Plain sent a firefighter and a resident to the hospital early Wednesday morning. Boston Fire responded to the “heavy fire” at 98 Wyman St. at around 4:45 a.m. — which had ...

A ceiling collapsed on Boston firefighters as they were operating in a triple-decker Wednesday morning. One of the firefighters and a civilian were transported to a hospital for treatment, WCVB ...