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Two Firefighters Hurt In Blaze That Displaced 7 In Worcester Two Firefighters Hurt In Blaze That Displaced 7 In Worcester
Two Firefighters Hurt In Blaze That Displaced 7 In Worcester A late-night fire in Worcester left seven people without a place to sleep and sent two firefighters to seek medical treatment.  The two-alarm blaze began just after 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, at 4 Normal Street. When crews arrived, the fire had consumed the front of the two-story building, Worcester firefighters said.  Crews got the blaze under control in 30 minutes. Two firefighters received minor injuries in the conflagration, a department spokesperson said.  The cause of the fire is under investigation. 

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by Josh Lanier
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Updated: On-Duty Police Officer's Leg Broken In Route 66 Crash Updated: On-Duty Police Officer's Leg Broken In Route 66 Crash
Updated: On-Duty Police Officer's Leg Broken In Route 66 Crash A police officer had to cut himself free of his seatbelt and pull himself - with a freshly broken leg - out of his cruiser following a head-on crash with a vehicle that allegedly crossed into his lane. The crash happened on Saturday, Jan. 30, when Officer Matthew Knowlton with the Northampton Police Department was patrolling Route 66 by Rocky Hill Road in Northampton. At around 11:30 p.m., Knowlton observed a vehicle, allegedly traveling at a high rate of speed, toward his cruiser, according to WHDH Boston. The vehicle allegedly crossed the double yellow lines, entered Knowlton’s lane a…

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by Kristin Palpini