Multiple Rescues After Residential Fires Displace Dozens in Boston, New York, Delaware

Multiple fires in residential buildings led to dramatic rescue efforts for vulnerable individuals, including elderly and disabled residents. In Pittsford, New York, deputies forcibly entered a burning home to rescue a 90-year-old woman who was awake due to her smoke detector; she was unharmed. In Boston's Roxbury neighborhood, a neighbor carried a blind elderly woman down stairs from her burning apartment before firefighters took over, and she was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries likely from smoke inhalation. The Boston fire displaced 14 residents, with the cause under investigation. Separately, a condo fire in Delaware County resulted in a man being rescued from a second-floor unit and hospitalized; 18 units were evacuated and three people displaced, with investigations ongoing. The Red Cross assisted displaced residents at both the Boston and Delaware County fire scenes.