Fire truck slams into Boston pre-school, kills 1 firefighter

Boston firefighter killed in ladder truck accident | NECN

Boston firefighter killed in ladder truck accident
(Scot Yount, NECN: Boston, MA) - A Boston firefighter has been killed and three others injured after a fire department ladder truck smashed into a high-rise apartment building on Huntington Avenue.

Dozens firefighters bowed their heads and held their helmets over their hearts as they created a pathway for the body of one firefighter - covered in a black body bag on a stretcher - to be carried from the wreckage and put into an ambulance.

The truck apparently barreled down the steep Parker Hill Avenue, went through the intersection at Huntington Avenue and slammed into the building, said Fire Department spokesman Steve MacDonald.

MacDonald says that both the Boston police and fire departments are currently investigating the accident.

It was not immediately clear how many other people were injured.

A Boston Police spokeswoman said there were "multiple injuries," but could not be more specific. MacDonald confirmed four firefighters were among those injured but the extent was not known.

Three firefighters taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center were in good condition, said spokeswoman Zineb Marchoudi.

The accident closed part of Huntington Avenue - a major thoroughfare near Northeastern University and several of the city's major medical centers.

The truck struck several cars and a brick wall before becoming lodged in the building.

Information from the Associated Press is included in this report.