BOSTON - Firefighters in Boston are continuing to pour water on hot spots after battling a nine-alarm fire at a building where caskets are built. The massive blaze injured five first responders and forced nearby residents to leave their homes. A firefighter walks outside the New England Casket Company a day after a 9-alarm fire destroyed the business in the East Boston neighborhood of Boston, Saturday, March 16, 2019. The massive blaze injured five first responders and forced nearby residents to leave their homes. Fire Commissioner Joseph Finn says two Boston police officers, two Boston firefighters and a firefighter from nearby Chelsea were hurt.

Source: thestar March 16, 2019 15:16 UTC