A large fire engulfed a historic building under construction in Boston’s Theater District late Monday night. Boston Fire said the 4-alarm fire started in the building under construction at 31-37 Stuart St. near the corner of Tremont Street, which was home to the Jacob Wirth Restaurant which was the second oldest continuously operated restaurant in Boston when it closed in 2018 following a fire.The fire department reported heavy fire on all three floors of the building that was under construction. Witnesses said at one point flames were shooting about 30 feet out of the front of the building. “I saw when we showed up a bunch of trucks blasting at windows,” witness Paul Katsiaunis said. “It’s a big shame. I mean, this is a pretty busy part of town. It’s sad to see. This was a big fire.” The building is a city landmark and renovations were taking place in the hopes of reopening the historic German-American restaurant and bar sometime in 2024. “We’re heartbroken over the fire that occurred late last evening. We’ve been working diligently to restore this landmark building, first opened in 1868, to continue the great legacy of Jacob Wirth for future generations. We are deeply thankful to the Boston Fire Department for its fast response, and beyond grateful no one was injured,” said Jamison LaGuardia on behalf of Jacob Wirth Realty Trust. Boston firefighters attacked the blaze from all directions, using the adjacent parking garage to battle the 4-alarm fire. The fire department said all firefighters were ordered out of the building around 11:15 p.m.Adjacent buildings were evacuated as a safety precaution, but the fire appeared to be contained to the one building. No additional information was immediately available.
A large fire engulfed a historic building under construction in Boston’s Theater District late Monday night.
Boston Fire said the 4-alarm fire started in the building under construction at 31-37 Stuart St. near the corner of Tremont Street, which was home to the Jacob Wirth Restaurant which was the second oldest continuously operated restaurant in Boston when it closed in 2018 following a fire.
The fire department reported heavy fire on all three floors of the building that was under construction.
Witnesses said at one point flames were shooting about 30 feet out of the front of the building.
“I saw when we showed up a bunch of trucks blasting at windows,” witness Paul Katsiaunis said. “It’s a big shame. I mean, this is a pretty busy part of town. It’s sad to see. This was a big fire.”
The building is a city landmark and renovations were taking place in the hopes of reopening the historic German-American restaurant and bar sometime in 2024.
“We’re heartbroken over the fire that occurred late last evening. We’ve been working diligently to restore this landmark building, first opened in 1868, to continue the great legacy of Jacob Wirth for future generations. We are deeply thankful to the Boston Fire Department for its fast response, and beyond grateful no one was injured,” said Jamison LaGuardia on behalf of Jacob Wirth Realty Trust.
Boston firefighters attacked the blaze from all directions, using the adjacent parking garage to battle the 4-alarm fire.
The fire department said all firefighters were ordered out of the building around 11:15 p.m.
Adjacent buildings were evacuated as a safety precaution, but the fire appeared to be contained to the one building.
No additional information was immediately available.
