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Kids Run After Sparking Fire Playing With Fireworks In Central Mass: Police Kids Run After Sparking Fire Playing With Fireworks In Central Mass: Police
Kids Run After Sparking Fire Playing With Fireworks In Central Mass: Police Police in Sturbridge are asking for the public's help to find a trio of kids who sparked a fire while playing with fireworks this week and then ran away.  Multiple people called 911 on Thursday, Dec. 16, when they saw the three kids — all seemed to be 12 or 13 years old — playing with fireworks along New Boston Road. The explosive ignited a grass fire before they jumped on their bikes to make their escape, police said.  One of the teens was described as a male wearing a maroon sweatshirt with a pink/orange bookbag.  Police are asking for information to help them track down the kids so the…

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by Josh Lanier
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North Shore Man Accidentally Sets Fireworks Off In His Apartment North Shore Man Accidentally Sets Fireworks Off In His Apartment
North Shore Man Accidentally Sets Fireworks Off In His Apartment A Rowley man will be in court after accidentally lighting illegal fireworks inside his apartment last week, fire officials said.  An alarm prompted fire crews to respond to the area of 870 Haverhill Street on the morning of Friday, June 10, Rowley Fire Chief James C. Broderick and State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey said in a joint statement. Witnesses reported hearing the sound of an explosion and heavy smoke but no fire was reported, officials said. Investigation revealed the man accidentally lit a 1.4G mortar shell firework inside his apartment, which caused damage to the flo…

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by David Cifarelli