Five-alarm Fire Hits Boston Factory

    Sept. 11, 2014
    A wall collapsed about two hours into the firefight in West Roxbury.
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    Boston firefighters are battling a five-alarm fire in the West Roxbury Wednesday night.

    The fire involves the former Armstrong pharmaceutical factory, according to the CSSNE.

    Shortly after 7:30 p.m., firefighters found smoke showing from the three-story building at 423 Lagrange Street.

    A tweet from Boston Fire Department's Twitter account said the structure is a "posted building" which advises firefighters to use defensive operations due to known hazards. 

    Shortly after 9 p.m., command reported that the one wall collapsed.

    A tweet at 9:30 p.m. stated fire was still coming through the roof.

    Last Wednesday, Boston firefighters struck nine alarms as fire spread through several apartment buildings.

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