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April 22, 2015

No criminal charges after welding sparks deadly blaze

  • Investigators determined that careless welders started a fire that killed two firefighters in Boston.
    • By MARK PRATT
    Associated Press

    BOSTON — Employees and the owner of a welding company found responsible for a fire in a brownstone last year that killed two firefighters won't face criminal charges, investigators said Tuesday.

    Criminal charges would have required proof beyond a reasonable doubt that the workers acted with conscious disregard of a known risk of death or serious injury, said Daniel Conley, Suffolk County district attorney.


     
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