I was 11 and my dad was on engine 52 at another fire. My uncle was at the Vendome on engine 42. My dad took me there a few days later. I saw ladder 15 still buried in rubble. I will never forget. After that I always said goodbye to my dad when he went to work.
@josephconforti4684
10 ай бұрын
I'm sure your dad appreciated that. My father was a Boston policeman, unfortunately I never did that. Should have!
@KGIV
Жыл бұрын
I lost my grandfather in the Vendome. They were all such brave men. Thanks for sharing.
@josephconforti4684
Жыл бұрын
Sorry for your loss...they were indeed very brave men.
@toyotahontas9296
11 ай бұрын
I was four years old. My parents were looking at the TV with very stony expressions, so I asked what happened. They said "Nine firemen died." This was my first tragedy. First indication that terrible things happen in the world. I also remember the column of smoke from the Chelsea fire a year later. Same feeling. "Something terrible is happening" (although nobody died in that one).
@josephconforti4684
11 ай бұрын
I was attending Northeastern, just around the block, when it happened. I remember it well. It's strange how certain things stay with you from a very young age. Thanks for watching and sharing.
@megaweld7018
Жыл бұрын
The man being interviewed is a Fireman's Fireman ! You don't come across many True Firefighters like him today ! Thank You very much Sir for your contribution to the Fire Service !
@josephconforti4684
Жыл бұрын
I absolutely agree! Although I'm not a firefighter, I could see the respect with which the others treated him. Thanks for watching!
@megaweld7018
Жыл бұрын
@@josephconforti4684 You are welcome and Thank You for your Interview Clips of Boston Firefighters & Chiefs ! They are very much appreciated ! 👍
@josephconforti4684
Жыл бұрын
!@@megaweld7018 It's my pleasure
@bettydamnboop3030
Жыл бұрын
Thank you all for your service RIP 🙏🏻🕊🙏🏻
@Allonenotalone
Жыл бұрын
My grandfather was there. George Thompson engine 37.
@josephconforti4684
Жыл бұрын
Hat's off to any firefighter who endured that particular fire.
@Michael-v3z1s
9 ай бұрын
God bless you Bob. One tough sob . you need guys like that.
@richm7410
Жыл бұрын
Continued Rest In Peace Boston Brothers.
@albertnevaras3465
Жыл бұрын
Thank You
@JohnNLisa
Жыл бұрын
Wow. Such a tragedy.. what a brave man. A true hero. 💔 🇺🇸
@josephconforti4684
Жыл бұрын
Met him for the first time for the interview, a brave, gentle giant. Thanks for watching, more coming.
@garystadler5583
Жыл бұрын
Fdny had a similar fire on October 17 1966 which was deadliest day for the fdny until 9/11 it’s known as the 23rd street fire
@josephconforti4684
Жыл бұрын
God bless the firefighter!
@emt5330
Жыл бұрын
Not to mention Waldbaums in '78
@garystadler5583
Жыл бұрын
@@josephconforti4684 there’s a couple videos on KZitem about the 23rd street fire one has deputy chief Vinny dunn
@josephconforti4684
Жыл бұрын
@@garystadler5583 Thanks, I'll check them out. Much appreciated!
@garystadler5583
Жыл бұрын
@@josephconforti4684 you’re welcome I study this period in the fdny history 😊
@albertmarnell9976
Жыл бұрын
I stayed in the VenDump Hotel in 1968 when I was 13 in June of 1968. I was on a class trip from Long Island to Boston. Even at 13, I could see that the place was a DUMP! I instigated 3 other boys in our suite of two bedrooms and a living room with a fireplace to rip the rooms apart! Why didn't the building department condemn the place if I at 13 could tell 4 years earlier that it was a disaster! The furniture looked like it was from 1890! Those poor firemen and anyone that died there. I now tell people that I survived the Titanic of Boston!!!
@josephconforti4684
Жыл бұрын
Yes, it was a tragedy...I believe it went even deeper, to a structural issue in the initial construction of the building...dumpy furniture doesn't kill.
@albertmarnell9976
Жыл бұрын
@@josephconforti4684 I know that Joseph. I just had a real bad feeling about the place. I don't know if there were fire escapes there either. Us kids were pretty high up. The building had just been inspected before the fire. I think something fishy might have been involved, even more than the structural issue. It all smacks of organized crime somehow but that is how I look at the world; as one big crime syndicate and the best people are often killed by it. Did they question enough people including the building inspector afterwards? Obviously it was all too late. I'm so sorry for those men, their families and friends. I just had a memory of that old fashioned elevator that I believe had to be run by a man. This is the first time I'm thinking about that. Would you say that is what they had there? I wonder if the logistical details of the structure, fire and collapse are online.
@emt5330
7 ай бұрын
@@josephconforti4684 I remember reading in one of Leo Stapleton's books that a supporting column had been removed or altered to install a/c ductwork. The area could not hold up under the weight of the firefighting activity above it
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