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Police & Fire
Woburn Fire That Sent 2 Kids To Hospital, Displaced 3 Families Likely Started With Cigarette
A Woburn three-alarm fire over the weekend that left multiple families without a home and sent two children to the hospital likely began after someone failed to put out a cigarette on their porch, authorities said. Firefighters were called to the 1 Richmond Park apartments around 3:45 a.m. on Sunday, May 26. One child had climbed to safety from a window and fire crews rescued another from the roof. They were taken to rushed to Boston for non-life-threatening injuries. No one was seriously injured. When firefighters arrived the fire had crept up the back of the b…
Police & Fire
Investigators ID Causes Of Fatal Fires In Newton, Lowell; Victims ID'd
Fire investigators believe they've identified the culprit behind two fatal fires in Newton and Lowell earlier this month — smoking materials. The first fire was reported on Farmland Road in Lowell on March 16. Investigators say the blaze began in the back left corner of the second floor near a bed. Charles Bearden, 56, died in the blaze, and an unidentified person was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Lowell Fire Chief Phillip A.J. Charron said anyone who smokes should take precautions. I again want to express our sorrow…
Police & Fire
Two-Alarm Fire Caused By Cigarette Butts That Decimated Haverhill Home: Officials
Smokers may think nothing of emptying an ash tray, but the simple act resulted in the complete destruction of a Haverhill home, according to authorities. Firefighters arrived at a Coffin Avenue house on Monday, Dec. 27 around 7:45 a.m. to heavy smoke and flames exuding from the building, according to the State Department of Fire Services. The two-alarm fire was determined to be sparked by an ashtray being emptied into a trash can in a screened-in room containing a hot tub. Haverhill firefighters worked to extinguish the flames.Joey Morse Mass Fire Buffs Fire spread throughout the ho…