Tom Brady witnesses Back Bay fire

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
By now, you've probably heard about the fire in Back Bay that claimed the lives of 2 firefighters and also injured 18 others. Well, quarterback Tom Brady lives near where the fire took place and was an eyewitness to the event, according to the Boston Globe.

Here's Brady's first hand account, per the Globe:

“I looked out of the front of our house and could see the flames, and then kind of went back to my room, and then went back about two minutes later and just saw it growing, and at that point I had gone to the back part of my house and from my deck I could see kind of what they were up against,” Brady said. “At that point, all the fire engines were coming down the street. I was watching for obviously a long time, and then at one point I saw a pretty big explosion of flames and a lot of the firemen were coming out of the building, and that’s when I really got nervous.

You realize a lot of your things, your house, could just be gone, and you’ve got to think about obviously our lives is what’s most important,” he said. “You know, the firemen who risked their lives, that’s who I just can’t pay enough respect toward.”

@OnlyInBoston also posted a picture on Twitter of Brady witnessing the event (see below).



Other Boston athletes also came together on social media to express their condolences, and the Celtics had a moment of silence before last night's game against the Toronto Raptors.

Our thoughts are with the families of the 2 dead firefighters and all those who were injured.

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