Boston Firefighter Robert Kilduff Jr., 53, Dies After Fall at 3-Alarm Dorchester House Fire
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Updated · Fox News · May 24
Boston Firefighter Robert Kilduff Jr., 53, Dies After Fall at 3-Alarm Dorchester House Fire
5 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 24
Robert "Bobby" Kilduff Jr., a 24-year Boston Fire Department veteran and Rescue 2 member, died after suffering critical injuries while responding to a three-alarm house fire on Treadway Road in Dorchester.
A fall from the burning home's third floor caused the fatal injuries, local reports said, as crews fought a blaze that spread through all three floors and burned through the roof.
Five residents escaped safely, and Mayor Michelle Wu said firefighters' actions got everyone out of the building before the fire displaced them.
Gov. Maura Healey ordered flags at Massachusetts state buildings lowered to half-staff for Kilduff, a Marine veteran and third-generation firefighter; the fire's cause remains under investigation.
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