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Woman Set Fire At Maynard Home That Injured Firefighter: Police Woman Set Fire At Maynard Home That Injured Firefighter: Police
Woman Set Fire At Maynard Home That Injured Firefighter: Police A 26-year-old woman has been arrested after police say she intentionally started a house fire in Maynard last month.  Anabelle Dentino, of Maynard, is charged with arson of a dwelling and causing injury to a firefighter, Maynard police said. She is being held without bail.  Firefighters were called to 1 Little Road in Maynard to reports of a structure fire. While battling the blaze, a firefighter suffered minor injuries.  Arson investigators believe the fire was intentionally set, and Dentino was arrested without incident on Tuesday, July 16.  She'll return to court on…

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by Josh Lanier
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Investigators ID Cause Of Fatal Revere Fire Investigators ID Cause Of Fatal Revere Fire
Investigators ID Cause Of Fatal Revere Fire The fire that killed an 80-year-old man in Revere on Monday, July 15, was likely sparked by a cigarette, investigators said.  Firefighters were called to the 104 Patriot Parkway home at about 5:45 a.m. to find heavy smoke pouring out of the house. Crews were told the elderly man had limited mobility and was trapped inside, the state Fire Marshal's Office said. Firefighters were able to get the man out of the house and to a hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead.  An initial investigation of the blaze led the State Fire Marshal's Office to conclude the fire began with smoking…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Elderly Man Killed In Hyannis Fire Started In Bedroom: Investigators Elderly Man Killed In Hyannis Fire Started In Bedroom: Investigators
Elderly Man Killed In Hyannis Fire Started In Bedroom: Investigators Firefighters say the blaze that killed a man in his 60s on Wednesday, July 10, began with a lit cigarette in the man's bedroom at his Hyannis home.  Neighbors called firefighters to the Oakland Road house just before 5:30 a.m. when they saw smoke billowing out of the one-story home. Crews arrived to find the home fully involved.  Two adults inside were able to escape the flames, but firefighters found one man dead inside, the state Fire Marshal's Office said. Crews were able to get the blaze under control in 15 minutes but spent hours putting out hot spots.  Fire investigato…

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by Josh Lanier
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20-Year-Old Man, Teen Girl Killed In Weston Vehicle Fire 20-Year-Old Man, Teen Girl Killed In Weston Vehicle Fire
20-Year-Old Man, Teen Girl Killed In Weston Vehicle Fire A 20-year-old man and a 15-year-old girl were killed in a fire after the car they were in crashed in Weston, authorities said.  Police received a 911 call from Apple's automated crash detection system on Thursday, June 20, on Route 20 near Colpitts Road, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said. When officers arrived, the car was "engulfed" by flames.  Officers tried but couldn't extinguish the fire, but firefighters arrived shortly to douse the flames.  The 20-year-old driver and 15-year-old passenger were pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.  Their na…

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by Josh Lanier