BOSTON — Police and emergency personnel responded to Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood after several stories of construction scaffolding collapsed Friday morning.
Four stories of scaffolding at a building under construction on the corner of Beacon and Exeter collapsed around 11:00 a.m., according to the Boston Fire Department.
At approximately 11:00 companies are working at the corner of Beacon and Exeter st for 4stories of scaffolding that collapsed in the street on some vechicles pic.twitter.com/YmOP462bn0
— Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) March 7, 2025
The debris, including wood, tarp and piping, covered several cars parked on the street below.
Boston Deputy Fire Chief Brian Tully said crews were performing brickwork on the building when gusting winds tore at the Beacon Street side of the building, causing the structure to collapse and fall apart.
Around 45 minutes after emergency crews first responded to the scene, another large segment of scaffolding came tumbling down onto Exeter Street after teetering in the high winds.
Tully also said the Exeter St side scaffolding remained a concern due to the instability and the continued strong winds.
Wind gusts in Boston Friday reached around 50 miles per hour Friday, according to Boston 25 Meteorologist Shiri Spear.
No one was hit or hurt by any of the debris.
Four people were inside the building went the scaffolding outside collapsed. People inside the building next door were also evacuated as a precaution.
Workers from Boston Inspectional Services also responded to the collapse and the street will be shut down for an extended period of time as they wait for a contractor to help with safety precautions.
Tully described that because crews will have to battle the strong winds, cleanup should take a while.
A spokesperson for OSHA told Boston 25 that the organization is continuing to investigate the incident.
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