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The Boston Firefighter's Credit Union has created a fund to help support the families of Lt. Edward Walsh and Firefighter Michael Kennedy, who were killed while battling a nine-alarm blaze in the city’s Back Bay neighborhood last Wednesday.
The deadly fire in a brownstone at 298 Beacon St. along the Charles River was fanned by high winds, making the work of firefighters very dangerous. Thirteen other firefighters were taken to the hospital for injuries.
“I watched the brave men and women of our fire department go into that building and retrieve their own, and since that time I’ve watch the entire fire department come together,” said Boston Mayor Martin Walsh, before urging people to donate to the fund.
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The following information about funeral arrangements for the two firefighters was provided by the Boston Fire Department:
The wake and funeral Mass for Lt. Walsh will be held at St. Patrick's Church, 212 Main St. in Watertown. The wake will be Tuesday, 3-8 p.m., followed by a funeral Mass Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.
The wake for Kennedy will be held Wednesday at the P.E. Murray Funeral Home, 2000 Centre St. in West Roxbury, 2:30-8 p.m. The general public’s viewing hours will be 4-8 p.m. The funeral Mass for Kennedy will be at Holy Name Church, 1689 Centre St. in West Roxbury, on Thursday at 11 a.m.