Case Studies
Mandarin Oriental Hotel
Four-alarm fire strikes Mandarin Oriental Hotel.
Just four months away from the grand opening of the prestigious Mandarin Oriental, Boston, a $250 million luxury condominium and hotel complex, disaster struck.
A fire swept through the Mandarin's spa and fitness center in the early morning hours of March 10, damaging custom made carpets, cabinets, stonework, floors, walls, framing, and ceilings. The fitness center's three rooms and about a dozen hotel rooms on the fourth and fifth floors sustained extensive smoke damage. The retail arcade below the fitness center suffered water damage.
Fire Engulfs Rosecliff Apartments
Residents escape, but blaze incinerates homes and belongings.
Most residents were on their way to bed when a fast moving fire leapt from a 2nd floor balcony to the 3rd and 4th floors and right through to the attic and roof. "Ceilings collapsed — even parts of the roof. At one point we had to take the firefighters out of the building, we were concerned about their safety," said Quincy Fire Chief Tim Pettinelli.
All together, 56 units were destroyed; dozens of residents were displaced — many losing all their personal possessions.
Knollsbrook Condominiums
Four-alarm blaze at Knollsbrook Condominiums started at the hands of kids.
Young kids playing with matches, dry conditions and high winds combined to create a voracious blaze that quickly spread into the nearby Knollsbrook complex engulfing a carport in flames. Ruptured gas tanks and propane bottles set off multiple explosions. One unit was completely destroyed; others suffered extensive smoke and water damage requiring the evacuation of the building’s residents.
Total cost of damage: $1 million.
