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1 Dead, Another Injured In Lowell House Fire: 'Sad Day For Our Community' 1 Dead, Another Injured In Lowell House Fire: 'Sad Day For Our Community'
1 Dead, Another Injured In Lowell House Fire: 'Sad Day For Our Community' A man was killed and another person was hurt when a fire tore through a Lowell late Saturday night, March 16.  Multiple neighbors called 911 to report heavy smoke pouring from the back of the house at 114 Farmland Road just after 10:45 p.m., the State Fire Marshal's Office said.  Firefighters kicked in the front door and fought their way upstairs, where they found the man's body. Authorities pronounced him dead at the scene.  The second injured person was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.  Firefighters were able to contain the fire in under …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Woman Rescued From Overnight Fire At Quincy Home: Report Woman Rescued From Overnight Fire At Quincy Home: Report
Woman Rescued From Overnight Fire At Quincy Home: Report A woman who lives by herself had to be rescued by firefighters when her Quincy home when up in flames early one morning this week, Boston25 reports.  Crews responded to the fire at 11 Willet Street around 1:45 a.m. on Wednesday, April 5, Quincy Fire Chief Joseph Jackson told the outlet.  Upon arrival, crews saw heavy fire coming from the second floor and attic of the house, according to the Quincy Fire Fighters Association on Facebook.  The house was set back off the street behind another house, which made it difficult for crews to reach the flames, the association added. Strong work…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Firefighter Hospitalized Battling 2-Alarm Blaze In Wakefield, Family Displaced Firefighter Hospitalized Battling 2-Alarm Blaze In Wakefield, Family Displaced
Firefighter Hospitalized Battling 2-Alarm Blaze In Wakefield, Family Displaced A two-alarm blaze destroyed a home in Wakefield Tuesday morning and displaced a family of four. A firefighter was taken to the hospital while battling the flames as well.  The fire at 22 Jackson Lane started just after 11, the Wakefield Fire Department said, though officials did not release the cause of it. Heavy smoke billowed out of the two-story home, and flames had eaten away at the back of it when crews arrived on the scene. It took firefighters about an hour to vent the attic and get the fire under control and extinguished, officials said.  The home is uninhabitable because…

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by Josh Lanier