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    Historic Boston Call Box Used During 9-1-1 Outage

    Dec. 30, 2018
    An Endicott Street resident called in smoke in the area, which turned out to be a fire, with a call box that dates to 1852.

    Source Firehouse.com News

    Boston Fire Department
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    Boston residents took to the streets and used a fire call box to report an early morning fire during the nationwide 9-1-1 outage.

    According to NBC 10 News, an Endicott Street resident used a call box at 5:14 am to report smoke in the area.

    Firefighters responded and found a building fire which was quickly extinguished, Boston Fire reported. There were no injuries.

    Boston Fire said its fire box alarm system has been operational since 1852.

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