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1-Story Building Partially Collapses In Whitman: Officials 1-Story Building Partially Collapses In Whitman: Officials
1-Story Building Partially Collapses In Whitman: Officials A building in Whitman partially collapsed on Wednesday morning, Jan. 10, fire officials said. Fire crews arrived at 356 South Ave. shortly after 9:30 a.m. to find the front wall of a one-story building had fallen over. Photos of the partial collapse were shared by the Whitman Fire Department on social media. Partial building collapse in Whitman MA on South Avenue. @ctfirephoto pic.twitter.com/AP4Xf4ivkg — Pat Travers (@car383) January 10, 2024 That part of the building was vacant and there was no one inside at the time of the collapse, officials said. It is connected to a two-story b…

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by Khier Casino
Police & Fire
Roof Collapses At 5-Story Boston Building Under Construction: Fire Officials Roof Collapses At 5-Story Boston Building Under Construction: Fire Officials
Roof Collapses At 5-Story Boston Building Under Construction: Fire Officials A building in one Boston neighborhood, that was currently getting a facelift, will now need some extra work after its roof caved in this week, according to fire officials  A five-story brick building at 43 Fleet Street, which was under construction, suffered a partial roof collapse on Thursday morning, Feb. 22, Boston Fire said on Twitter. The collapse also compromised multiple floors in the building, which was also unoccupied. Drone images, also posted by Boston Fire on Twitter, show the gaping hole in the roof. The BFD Drone is monitoring the building from above showing the damage to…

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by David Cifarelli
News
Traffic Closed For Second Day After Car Rammed Into Boston Building Traffic Closed For Second Day After Car Rammed Into Boston Building
Traffic Closed For Second Day After Car Rammed Into Boston Building Traffic delays continued the day after a car rammed into a block of shops, causing so much destruction to the building that it nearly collapsed. A car crashed into the block of shops on Sunday, Dec. 18. on Corinth Street in Roslindale, the Boston Fire Department said on Twitter.  A full evacuation was needed, and the Boston fire department used movement-detecting laser scanners were used to make sure every inhabitant in a nearly-collapsed building had escaped. Companies are using a laser to monitor the building to see if there is any movement. We are waiting on a structural engineer t…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Police & Fire
WATCH: Lowell Firefighters Battling 3-Alarm Blaze, Building Partially Collapses (UPDATED) WATCH: Lowell Firefighters Battling 3-Alarm Blaze, Building Partially Collapses (UPDATED)
Watch: Lowell Firefighters Battling 3-Alarm Blaze, Building Partially Collapses (Updated) Firefighters in Lowell were on the scene of a three-alarm blaze Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 9.  The first call for help went out around 2:30 p.m. to 700 Broadway Street, but the fire grew quickly. It became a three-alarm blaze within 30 minutes. Officials have not said what building is on fire or what may have caused it, but the Don Kennet Auto Body Supplies is located in that area.  A portion of the building collapsed around 3 p.m., a tweet said. Firefighters had five live firelines beating back the fire.  One firefighter was briefly trapped inside the building, but they were evacuated and…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Crews Battle 2-Alarm Fire In Lynn (DEVELOPING) Crews Battle 2-Alarm Fire In Lynn (DEVELOPING)
Crews Battle 2-Alarm Fire In Lynn (Developing) Multiple crews were on the scene of a 2-alarm fire in Lynn, unconfirmed reports said. The fire was initially reported at 44 Allerton Street around 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 30, according to a Tweet from @ChelseaScanner. Upon arrival, crews found heavy flames coming through the roof of the two-story home. Lynn Allerton St pic.twitter.com/0fR6E6RgXq — Sean (@seancarritte) August 30, 2022 Residents were forced out of the building before the entire roof collapsed, a separate Tweet read.  A Lynn Police officer, who was walking home at the time, helped rescue people from the burning buildi…

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by David Cifarelli