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House Fire Leads To Discovery Of Meth Lab Near School In Massachusetts, State Police Say House Fire Leads To Discovery Of Meth Lab Near School In Massachusetts, State Police Say
House Fire Leads To Discovery Of Meth Lab Near School In Massachusetts, State Police Say An overnight house fire that broke out in a Massachusetts home led state police to discover a meth lab that was operating near an area school, authorities announced. Crews in Bristol County from the Mansfield Fire Department responded to a house fire on Stearns Avenue shortly after 1:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 23, and firefighters were able to quickly knock down the flames in a second-floor bedroom. Police said that during the subsequent investigation, a Mansfield Fire investigator located chemicals at the scene that required responses from multiple agencies. According to police, the investi…

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by Zak Failla
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Cause Of Fire ID'd At Internationally Famous Western Mass Dance Co. Jacob's Pillow Cause Of Fire ID'd At Internationally Famous Western Mass Dance Co. Jacob's Pillow
Cause Of Fire ID'd At Internationally Famous Western Mass Dance Co. Jacob's Pillow Fire-fighting officials have closed the case on the cause of a fire that ripped through a local, internationally-recognized dance performance space in November. On Wednesday, Feb. 17, the Massachusetts State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey along with Becket’s fire and police chiefs, said that the cause of the fire at Jacob’s Pillow is “officially undetermined.” Still, firefighters explained their strong suspicions about how the fire began as well as how better fire-safety measures at Jacob’s Pillow could have reduced the damage. The 6:50 a.m. fire that broke out on Nov. 17, 2020, started i…

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by Kristin Palpini