Deadly fire on Aberdeen Street

A fire early Saturday morning in an apartment building on Aberdeen Street killed two Boston University students and a third person suffered serious injuries from smoke inhalation, according to The Boston Globe.

It is not yet known what caused the fire. A similar fire in a building next to our backyard a couple of years ago was set off by a candle that had been left burning overnight. Nobody was killed in that fire, luckily. [Update: The Fire Department's investigation suggests it indeed was a candle that started the fire.]

Below are a few pictures from the aftermath of the fire. The immediate area around the building had been roped off, so they are what they are.

A red van from the Fire Investigation Unit Arson Unit of the Boston Fire Department parked in the middle of Beacon Street next to Aberdeen Street

Ladder 6 of the Boston Fire Department parked at the intersection of Beacon Street and Aberdeen Street

Boston Fire Department firefighters standing around an engine on Aberdeen Street hours after the deadly fire that killed two Boston University students

A picture of Aberdeen Street, with a Boston Fire Department engine at the end of the street and the hulking Sears Building in the far background

I snapped the picture below with my awful cellphone camera. It shows a crew from New England Cable News setting up on a Beacon Street sidewalk a block from Aberdeen Street. It was kind of funny to watch as the two off-camera crew members looked almost like homeless bums while the young female on-air reporter was dressed like a fashion model.

New England Cable News setting up on a Beacon Street sidewalk

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