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Western Mass Train Fire 'Suspicious,' 'Very Fortunate No One Was Injured': Investigators Western Mass Train Fire 'Suspicious,' 'Very Fortunate No One Was Injured': Investigators
Western Mass Train Fire 'Suspicious,' 'Very Fortunate No One Was Injured': Investigators State fire investigators are asking for the public's help to gather more information about a "suspicious" train fire Tuesday night, Aug. 16, in Hampden County, where a door was pried open.  Firefighters in Westfield were called to the area behind181 Notre Dame St. just after 6:45 p.m. and found the train car engulfed in flames. Crews were able to put out the blaze, but all of the contents inside were destroyed, state fire investigators said.  Authorities did not say what was lost.  “Railway fires come with a unique set of hazards to firefighters and the public, and this was a very challen…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
'People Freaked': MBTA Train Fire Sends People Jumping For Safety Outside Boston 'People Freaked': MBTA Train Fire Sends People Jumping For Safety Outside Boston
'People Freaked': MBTA Train Fire Sends People Jumping For Safety Outside Boston Some 200 commuters heading into Boston were met with panic Thursday morning as a fire broke out on their train while going over the Mystic River in Somerville. The MBTA first Tweeted about a delay on the Orange Line because of mechanical problem near Assembly just before 7 a.m. Passengers were quick to notice that this delay was going to be longer than originally anticipated.  Might be longer than 15 minutes.. @universalhub @NBC10Boston @WCVB pic.twitter.com/WD5FbEqNHx — Jay Bernard (@Jacobus52999) July 21, 2022 People were seen jumping from the train, which was stopped on a bridge, to…

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by David Cifarelli