St. John the Baptist Boston Church May Collapse: Six Firefighters Injured, $1M Loss Estimated

St. John the Baptist Boston Church May Collapse: Six Firefighters Injured, $1M Loss Estimated
Tara MacIsaac
8/21/2013
Updated:
7/18/2015

The Boston Fire Department tweeted Wednesday afternoon that the five-alarm fire at St. John the Baptist Church in South Boston has caused damages worth about $1,000,000.

Heat exhaustion and injury led six firefighters to be treated by emergency personnel. Of the injured firefighters, one had a neck injury, two had burns, two had cuts, and another was affected by the extreme heat. 

“It will be a while if / when Boston fire investigators can get inside to look for a cause and point of origin,” tweeted the department. 

The fire chief said the church will likely collapse, according to a tweet from Kelley Tuthill, WCVB reporter.  

Also see: Five-Alarm Fire at St. John the Baptist Church, South Boston (+Video +Photos)