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E-Scooter Battery Explosion Blamed For Fire That Injured 5 In Chelsea E-Scooter Battery Explosion Blamed For Fire That Injured 5 In Chelsea
E-Scooter Battery Explosion Blamed For Fire That Injured 5 In Chelsea Fire investigators believe a fire that hurt five people over the weekend in Chelsea was caused when an electric scooter's lithium-ion battery exploded while it was charging.  Firefighters were called to 32 Carmel Street just after 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 25, to reports of a fire on the first floor of a three-story building. Crews moved into the four-unit apartment and quickly put out the blaze before it could spread to other units.  Five people were hurt in the fire. Four of them were taken to an area hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, the state Fire Marshal's Office …

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by Josh Lanier
News
Couple Sues Boston Eatery For $50K After Wife Allegedly Slips, Falls On Prosciutto Couple Sues Boston Eatery For $50K After Wife Allegedly Slips, Falls On Prosciutto
Couple Sues Boston Eatery For $50K After Wife Allegedly Slips, Falls On Prosciutto Forget banana peels, slipping and falling on a piece of prosciutto is just as dangerous, according to a lawsuit filed against a Suffolk County restaurant.  Alice Cohen and Ronald Cohen, a married couple living in Gilford, New Hampshire, filed a lawsuit against Eataly Boston for at least $50,000 after Alice allegedly slipped and fell on a piece of prosciutto while walking over to an area where free samples were being offered on Oct. 7, 2022, according to court documents.  According to the suit: Alice's left ankle was fractured because of the smoked ham incident and she ex…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Police & Fire
Ceiling Collapse Hospitalizes Deli Customer At Middleton Market Basket Ceiling Collapse Hospitalizes Deli Customer At Middleton Market Basket
Ceiling Collapse Hospitalizes Deli Customer At Middleton Market Basket A box fell through the ceiling of a Market Basket, striking and injuring a person waiting in the deli line. Firefighters received a call around 9:40 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 31 reporting a person injured from a ceiling collapse of the Market Basket located at 230 South Main Street, Middleton Fire Department confirmed to Daily Voice.  Middleton is responding to Market Basket after reports of a ceiling collapse onto a customer in the deli line.  Posted by Boston’s Wicked North Shore on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 A box of materials fell through the ceiling tiles and struck one person, deliv…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Police & Fire
Winchester Spa Owner, Mom Bed-Ridden After Hit By Car Just Before Christmas Winchester Spa Owner, Mom Bed-Ridden After Hit By Car Just Before Christmas
Winchester Spa Owner, Mom Bed-Ridden After Hit By Car Just Before Christmas A local spa owner and mother will be out of work for several weeks after she was the victim of a hit-and-run in Winchester just before Christmas.  Kathy Auciello was injured in the crash that happened near the intersection of Main and Vine Streets around 8:45 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 22, WCVB reports. According to a Facebook post from her husband Lou, Kathy was walking to her car when she was hit.  "She was crossing main street in the cross walk between the hardware store and Mobile gas station," he said. "The driver took off heading towards Woburn while she lied in the middle of the street …

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
IDs Released For Duo Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash On I-495 In Mansfield IDs Released For Duo Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash On I-495 In Mansfield
IDs Released For Duo Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash On I-495 In Mansfield Authorities have identified the two people killed in an early morning multi-vehicle crash in Mansfield as Crystal Blake, age 32, of Dorchester, and Roland Roberge, age 27, of Norton. Crews responded to the crash on I-495 south just after the South Main Street bridge in Mansfield just before 4 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, Mansfield Fire said on Facebook.  Upon arrival, police found three vehicles in the right breakdown lane and two vehicles in the center median, according to Massachusetts State Police. Blake and Roberge were pronounced dead on arrival both inside their respect…

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by David Cifarelli