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Man Out On Bail Tried To Burn Down Springfield Home with Someone Inside: Police Man Out On Bail Tried To Burn Down Springfield Home with Someone Inside: Police
Man Out On Bail Tried To Burn Down Springfield Home with Someone Inside: Police A man wearing a court-ordered ankle monitor from a previous arrest from in cuffs again Thursday, Aug. 24, after police in Springfield said he tried to burn down a home with someone inside.  Lavonta Williams, 45, of Springfield, was out on bail from an arrest in August 2022 on guns and drug charges and an outstanding warrant for driving while high in Palmer, Springfield police said.  Emergency dispatchers sent firefighters to a home on Collins Street just after 9 a.m. Thursday after they received calls about a structure fire. Fire crews were able to put out the blaze.  A K9 t…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
No Injuries Reported After 3-Alarm Fire Rips Through Abandoned Oxford Home No Injuries Reported After 3-Alarm Fire Rips Through Abandoned Oxford Home
No Injuries Reported After 3-Alarm Fire Rips Through Abandoned Oxford Home No injuries were reported after multiple crews battled a three-alarm fire at an abandoned house in Central Massachusetts, reports said. Oxford Fire responded to reports of a possible fire in the area of Route 20 (Southbridge Road) and Leicester Street just after 8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 19, Quiet Corner Alerts said on Facebook. Upon arrival, crews found heavy smoke coming from a vacant building but no flames. However as more firefighters arrived, the intensity of the fire grew and eventually reached three alarms.  Current situation at 60 Leicester Street in Oxford. Our Tower is in ope…

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by David Cifarelli
Obituaries
5-Year-Old Boy Dies From Wounds In Christmas Eve Chicopee House Fire: Officials 5-Year-Old Boy Dies From Wounds In Christmas Eve Chicopee House Fire: Officials
5-Year-Old Boy Dies From Wounds In Christmas Eve Chicopee House Fire: Officials A 5-year-old boy who was seriously burned when a home caught fire in Chicopee on Christmas Eve has died, state officials said on Tuesday, Jan. 3.  Fire crews were called to a fire at a multi-family home at 759 Chicopee Street just after noon and were told the boy was trapped inside, the Massachusetts State Fire Marshal's Office said. Firefighters rushed inside and pulled the boy out, but he was seriously injured. They rushed him to a nearby hospital, where he fought for his life for several days before succumbing to his injuries.   State officials did not release the boy's na…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Sparklers Likely Caused 3-Alarm Fire That Displaced 9 People In Merrimack Valley Town Sparklers Likely Caused 3-Alarm Fire That Displaced 9 People In Merrimack Valley Town
Sparklers Likely Caused 3-Alarm Fire That Displaced 9 People In Merrimack Valley Town Fourth of July festivities are always fun, but when not handled properly they can be extremely dangerous.  That was the reality for several people who were displaced after a 3-alarm fire was potentially ignited by leftover sparklers in Dracut, State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey said.  Firefighters responded to the fire in the area of 362 Arlington Street around 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 5, Ostroskey said. Upon arrival, crews found heavy smoke and fire coming from the single-family home.  After extinguishing the flames, investigators determined the fire started at the le…

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by David Cifarelli