The JFK Library and Museum website reports on the damage but provides no information about the cause of yesterday’s explosion/fire.
“The damage to our building is real, but insignificant when compared to the lives lost in the bombings downtown. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of this tragedy and their families.”
The reports about this fire are very confusing. Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis at first said it was being treated as related to the Marathon bombings, later he said it was an incediary device at the Library that was under investigation. This statement from the Library says the fire is under investigation. The damage to the Library is obviously serious since it is closed until further notice.