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Explosions and fire ravage Winthrop home, injuring family & damaging house

According to news reports, explosions were heard this morning before a two-alarm fire roared through a Winthrop home, damaging the house and injuring family members inside. Around 8:30am, neighbors called 911 and the Winthrop Fire Department responded to the scene. A father was home with his two adult stepdaughters at…

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Teenage boy and firefighters hurt in early-morning Dorchester fire

A three-alarm fire at 5:45am, apparently caused by a cigarette on the second floor porch, caused several injuries and left nine individuals homeless when it destroyed a three-story home on Harvard Avenue in Dorchester. A 13-year-old boy was rushed to Massachusetts General Hospital with burns on his head. Five firefighters…

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Elderly Somerville Woman Dies After Clothes Ignite in Massachusetts Kitchen Fire

A Massachusetts in her 90’s died Sunday morning when her clothes caught fire while she was making coffee in the kitchen of her Somerville home that is located on Boston Avenue. The woman passed away before firefighters were able to arrive at the scene. According to Somerville Fire Deputy Chief…

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Landlords Found Guilty in Quincy Fire that Killed a Father and Two Sons

Nearly two years after a Quincy fire at a basement apartment claimed the lives of Oudah Moshah Frawi, 9, and his sons Ali Oudah Frawi, 1, and Hassan Frawi, 2 months, landlords Jason Huang and Andy Huang have been convicted of manslaughter over their deaths. The Norfolk Superior Court jury…

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Seven Boston University Students Injured in Allston Apartment Fire

A raging Massachusetts fire at a three-story Allston house early this morning has sent seven Boston University students to the hospital. A few people had to jump out off a top floor window to escape to safety. At least one person is in critical condition. The Boston Fire Department says…

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Worcester Building that Collapsed During Fire, Killing One Firefighter and Injuring Another, May Have Been Poorly Maintained

Jean S. Mui, who is the landlord of the Worcester apartment building that burned down during a three-alarm fire on Thursday, is expected in court tomorrow. Mui faces allegations that the building, at 49 Arlington St., was in violation of 30 building and sanitary codes. Building inspectors had identified the…

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