Today’s “Gun Death?” story is a local one.
A nine-alarm inferno that engulfed a block of abandoned warehouses in Roxbury Saturday night was sparked by fireworks set off by people possibly living there illegally, Boston fire officials said.
Four or five men on the roof of 31 Norfolk Ave. set off fireworks that traveled to the roof of 57 Norfolk Ave., according to spokesman Steve MacDonald.
The fire department called the blaze accidental and said the men, who have not been identified, may be cited.
Thankfully nobody was hurt as it was a non-residential building and no Fire Fighters were harmed, still there is nothing that could have prevented a similar case from setting an apartment high-rise on fire.
Burned by negligent handling of fireworks (which are illegal here in Mass) is yet another tragedy that won’t count as a “Gun Death” to those who only care about limiting freedom.
