“The Great Fire of Chicago ... More than 700 buildings in Boston’s downtown were destroyed in the Nov. 9, 1872, fire that began in a warehouse basement. The narrow streets let the flames ...

Chicago after the Great Fire of 1871 accelerated its rise as a dominant metropolis. In Boston, which burned in 1872, the value of land newly topped with better buildings surged. After its 1889 ...

You’ll find tons of engaging firefighting history, as experienced and knowledgeable tour guides speak about such notable blazes as the Great Boston Fire of 1872 and Cocoanut Grove. View a ...

Jack Russell, the frontman of rock band Great White who survived the 2003 Station Nightclub fire in Rhode Island that ... Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV ...

In 1872, a fire which began in the basement of a warehouse in downtown Boston raged for 12 hours, consuming 65 acres and leaving 776 buildings in ruins. The Great Boston Fire killed at least 30 ...