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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
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A Dozen Displaced, Two Dogs Rescued After Hampden County House Fire A Dozen Displaced, Two Dogs Rescued After Hampden County House Fire
A Dozen Displaced, Two Dogs Rescued After Hampden County House Fire A fire at a Western Massachusetts four-family unit home left 12 people and two dogs homeless. The fire broke out in Hampden County around 8 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 19, on Union Avenue in Westfield, said Deputy Chief Andrew Hart of the Westfield Fire Department. The fire started in one unit which received the most damage, but the other three units received smoke and water damage, Hart said. Two dogs were rescued by firefighters during the incident. No one was injured during the incident, Hart said. The Red Cross was called to offer assistance to the families and animals. 

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by Kathy Reakes
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Western Mass Firefighter Accused Of Enticing Child Western Mass Firefighter Accused Of Enticing Child
Western Mass Firefighter Accused Of Enticing Child A 42-year-old working as a firefighter and paramedic in Western Massachusetts was busted attempting to sexually entice someone he thought was a teenage girl from his work computer, though it was actually an undercover police investigator, officials announced. Richard Paul, of Westfield, was arrested this week and placed on administrative leave after being accused of sending sexually suggestive and explicit messages to an officer posing as a 13-year-old girl. Police said that the charges against Paul came as part of an online sting operation that was being run by investigators in Newbury, wh…

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by Zak Failla
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Hovercraft Used To Rescue Man Stranded On Ice Island In Hilltowns Hovercraft Used To Rescue Man Stranded On Ice Island In Hilltowns
Hovercraft Used To Rescue Man Stranded On Ice Island In Hilltowns Firefighters used a hovercraft to rescue an elderly man who had become trapped on an ice island in the middle of a lake Monday, Dec. 28. The man, who was not identified, was out hunting in the Knightville Dam area in Huntington when he became lost and found himself on a patch of ice 300 feet from shore, according to MassLive. Using a cell phone, the man was able to call 911 and dispatchers were able to ping his location in the Knigtville Basin. Huntington, a community in the Hilltowns, was covered in ice and snow making it difficult for responders to reach the stranded man by foot. Hunt…

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by Kristin Palpini