Boston, Anarchist journal - BAAM #17 - A Preventable Accident: Brake Failure Kills Boston Firefighter
On January 9, 2009, the Boston Fire Department’s Ladder 26 experienced brake failure, causing it to race down Parker Hill Ave. on Mission Hill. The crew, unable to stop their truck, threw on the sirens as they sped into the intersection of Huntington Avenue, plowed over a brick wall and then crashed into a high-rise apartment building. Lt. Kevin M. Kelley, 52, who was riding in the passenger’s seat, was killed on impact.
