Crime & Safety
Motorcade to Carry Ed Walsh from Boston to Watertown
Walsh was killed fighting a nine-alarm blaze in Back Bay Wednesday.
A motorcade will carry the body of fallen Boston Fire Lt. Ed Walsh from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to a Watertown funeral home Friday night.
At 6 p.m., the motorcade will travel up Albany Street to the Massachusetts Turnpike, according to the Boston Fire Department. It will then head west to the Watertown exit, into Watertown Square, and end at the Staton Funeral Home.
Follow live updates of the motorcade in the Twitter stream above
Walsh and firefighter Michael Kennedy were killed in a nine-alarm blaze in Back Bay Wednesday.
Funerals for both men will be held next week.
Ongoing coverage:
- Somber Tribute at Logan Airport
- Students Sing 'Amazing Grace' for Firefighters
- Vigil Friday Night for Fallen Firefighters
- Boston Bruins Honor Ed Walsh, Michael Kennedy
- Furnace May Have Sparked Back Bay Blaze
- Memorial Fund Established for Fallen Firefighters
- 2 Firefighters Killed, 18 Hurt in 9-Alarm Back Bay Fire
- Ed Walsh, Mike Kennedy Mourned
- Back Bay Fire: Photos, Video
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