Fire Reported Inside BU’s College of Communication
Update: Friday, 9:45 a.m.
BU has confirmed the fire was located inside a recording studio within WTBU. Three students are being treated for smoke inhalation.
Previously:
An active fire has been reported inside Boston University’s College of Communication near Kenmore Square.
Boston Police and Fire have responded to the three-alarm blaze. BU has advised students to avoid the building, located at 640 Commonwealth Ave. MBTA service was
Students are asked to avoid the area of 640 Comm. Ave (COM) due to an active fire in the building. BUPD and Boston Fire are on the scene.
— Boston University (@BU_Tweets) March 25, 2016
.@dailyfreepress police telling students to back away from the active fire at @comugrad pic.twitter.com/Ux8CxCgvp9
— HeatherEpstein.eth 🌻 🤗 (@HeatherEpsTeam) March 25, 2016
Firetrucks on Cummington St. behind the College of Communication building pic.twitter.com/7Xp9Dw7mjz
— The Daily Free Press (@dailyfreepress) March 25, 2016
Witnesses inside the building said the fire started “near or inside” WTBU, the campus radio station on the third floor, reports the Daily Free Press, BU’s independent student newspaper. Boston Fire Department later said the fire was inside a “recording studio.”
Response at 8:50am to BU School of Communication for a fire in a recording studio on floor 3 of a 3 story building.
— Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) March 25, 2016
