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Damaged Car Near MBTA Rail Line Causes Major Delays In Wakefield: Police Damaged Car Near MBTA Rail Line Causes Major Delays In Wakefield: Police
Damaged Car Near MBTA Rail Causes Wakefield Delays A car was heavily damaged near commuter rail tracks Tuesday morning, Dec. 19, in Wakefield, causing delays on the Haverhill Line. The incident happened on North Avenue at Prospect Street. ⚠️ Haverhill Line passengers may experience severe delays in both directions due to police activity in Wakefield. 🚍 Passengers between Reading and Oak Grove may consider MBTA Bus #137 for connection with the Orange Line. — MBTA Commuter Rail Alerts (@MBTA_CR_Alerts) December 19, 2023 It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the car's damage, but the MBTA alerted passengers that it would cause issu…

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by Khier Casino
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2 Dogs Die, 4 People Displaced In 4-Alarm Fire At Wakefield Pizza Shop, Apartment Building 2 Dogs Die, 4 People Displaced In 4-Alarm Fire At Wakefield Pizza Shop, Apartment Building
2 Dogs Die, 4 People Displaced In 4-Alarm Fire At Wakefield Pizza Shop, Apartment Building A four-alarm fire racked a building, closing businesses but narrowly avoiding spreading to neighboring structures, officials say.  A person spotted a fire at Charlie's On Main, a pizzeria located at 340 Main Street, from outside the building at approximately 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 14, according to the Wakefield Fire Department.  As soon as crews arrived at the scene they struck a second alarm, followed quickly by a third. A fourth alarm was struck almost an hour after the first, at approximately 4:50 p.m., when firefighters were forced to evacuate the building because of structural damage. …

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by Morgan Gonzales
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UPDATE: Gunshot Prompted Rescue Of Paraplegic Man From Stoneham 2-Alarm Fire UPDATE: Gunshot Prompted Rescue Of Paraplegic Man From Stoneham 2-Alarm Fire
Update: Gunshot Prompted Rescue Of Paraplegic Man From Stoneham 2-Alarm Fire Firefighters rescued a paraplegic man after multiple calls reported a house on fire and the sound of gunshots, officials say.  A fire broke out on 590 Main Street in Stoneham around 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 23, rendering the house a "total loss," the Stoneham Fire Department told Daily Voice. Reports of gunshots sent a Stoneham police sergeant rushing to the rear of the building, where he found a man who had tried to rescue a trapped paraplegic man by firing a shot at a locked door, according to a Stoneham Fire Department statement. The sergeant secured the man's weapon and tried to sa…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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Tesla Erupts In Flames After Wakefield Crash Tesla Erupts In Flames After Wakefield Crash
Tesla Erupts In Flames After Wakefield Crash A single car crash was being cleared from the roadway when the electric vehicle's batteries were punctured, engulfing the vehicle in flames, officials say.  An electric Tesla car crashed into a guardrail in the I-95 north near Exit 59 on Thursday, Jan. 19 around 10:45 p.m., according to the Wakefield Fire department. The driver, 38, declined medical attention and first responders began to move the car from the scene when the incident quickly escalated.  As first responders began to move the wedged vehicle, the guardrail pierced the undercarriage and damaging the lithium-ion batteries, the …

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by Morgan Gonzales
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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
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Wakefield Firefighter Hospitalized From Battling Afternoon 4-Alarm House Fire Wakefield Firefighter Hospitalized From Battling Afternoon 4-Alarm House Fire
Wakefield Firefighter Hospitalized From Battling Afternoon 4-Alarm House Fire One firefighter was hospitalized after firefighters from several departments joined forces to put out a four-alarm fire at a Wakefield home, authorities said.  Wakefield fire was first to the fire that broke out at 26 Eastern Avenue around 11:35 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 5, the department said. Upon arrival, crews found flames shooting from a house.  The fire quickly grew from two to four alarms as crews worked to extinguish the flames. The fire spread throughout the home and took about two hours to contain, the department said. We have a mass fire buffs member on scene of Wakefield ma rep…

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by David Cifarelli
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Wakefield Woman, 51, Sole Victim Of Fiery Car Crash Wakefield Woman, 51, Sole Victim Of Fiery Car Crash
Wakefield Woman, 51, Sole Victim Of Fiery Car Crash A 51-year-old woman was killed in a single-car crash in Wakefield, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said.  Wakefield Police responded to the area of 64 North Avenue where a car drove into a utility around 3 p.m. on Tuesday, July 26, the office reports. The vehicle shortly caught on fire and was quickly put out by the Wakefield Fire Department.  The woman was the sole occupant of the vehicle and was also a resident of Wakefield, the office reports. She was taken to a local hospital where she later died.  The only occupant of the vehicle was the operator who was a…

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by David Cifarelli