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  • Man taken to hospital as fire destroys Gloucester home

    GLOUCESTER — At least one person was taken to the hospital as a blaze ripped through a home at 62 Woodward Ave. on Saturday afternoon.

    Fire Chief Eric Smith said the Gloucester Fire Department responded to a two-alarm fire at the waterfront property about 2:20 p.m., finding heavy fire and smoke showing from the building.


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  • State fire marshal highlights summer fire safety

    STOW — With the unofficial start of summer behind us, State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine is asking residents to practice outdoor fire safety in the weeks and months ahead.

    “As the weather gets warmer and we start spending more time outside, outdoor fires also start to increase,” Davine said. “Unfortunately, many of these fires cause serious injuries and property damage – but almost all of them can be prevented.”


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  • Multiple brush fires spread across the region

    Multiple brush fires spread across the region

    Several large brush fires broke out across the region this weekend amid the ongoing dry weather.

    A large brush fire had been smoldering for a day off Cain Road and Highland Avenue in Salem before flames broke out early Sunday morning.

    Salem firefighters were trying to contain the blaze via a controlled burn, according to reports, but also had to work to protect buildings and homes close to the flames. The fire also threatened a cell tower at one point.

    A public safety alert just before 10 a.m. urged residents to avoid the area.

    In Beverly, a brush fire broke out near 40 Enon St., behind McDonald’s toward Wenham Lake, on Saturday blanketing the area in smoke.

    Two brush fires were also reported in Topsfield on Saturday. And yet another brush fire was reported in Middleton Sunday afternoon near Emerson Brook Reservoir.

    A red flag warning is in place across Massachusetts, indicating extreme fire danger.

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  • Man, 54, rescued after fall from boat in Newbury

    Man, 54, rescued after fall from boat in Newbury

    NEWBURY — A 54-year-old man who fell from a boat was rescued Sunday night at Riverfront Marina.

    The unidentified man was pulled from the water shortly after 6:10 p.m. as the Newbury Police and Fire departments responded to the marina at 292 High Road, according to Deputy Police Chief Aaron Wojtkowski and Fire Chief David Evans.

    Sgt. Jason DaCunha was the first officer to arrive and, along with Officer Manny Terrero, helped hold the man’s head above water until additional emergency personnel responded, the chiefs said in a release. 

    Police used flotation devices to assist the man. His wife tried to rescue him but could not and called 911.

    Fire Department Lt. Keith Grant and firefighter Andrea Ball also assisted with the rescue. The man was taken to Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport for a medical evaluation.

    Evans praised first responders from both departments.

    “We are very thankful for the outcome this evening and are glad we have a great working relationship between departments, as well as a great group of emergency personnel,” he said in the release.

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  • Man killed in Peabody trailer home fire

    Man killed in Peabody trailer home fire

    PEABODY — A 72-year-old man was killed in a trailer park fire early Saturday morning.

    Flames broke out in a trailer home on lot 24 of the Peabody Trailer Home Park at 252 Newbury St. around 5:30 a.m., Peabody Fire Chief Jay Dowling said.

    Several drivers on Route 1 spotted a fire burning inside of the trailer park and called 911. Responding firefighters also saw flames coming through the roof of one of the trailers as their fire engine sped down the northbound side of the highway, Dowling said.

    The trailer was fully engulfed in flames once crews arrived and the blaze was starting to reach the exterior of another trailer on lot 12, Dowling said.

    Firefighters stopped the fire from fully spreading to the second trailer and knocked down the blaze within a half hour, Dowling said.

    They found the man’s body inside of the destroyed trailer once the flames were doused, Dowling said.

    His name is being withheld pending notification of his next of kin.

    A woman who was inside of the trailer on lot 12 was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation.

    No firefighters were injured.

    The cause of the incident remains under investigation.

    Contact Caroline Enos at CEnos@northofboston.com. 

    By Caroline Enos | Staff Writer

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  • Firefighters reunite family with missing dog after Lawrence fire

    Firefighters reunite family with missing dog after Lawrence fire

    LAWRENCE — Some Sunset Avenue residents were reunited with their beloved dog after a fire ripped through a multifamily home Monday evening.

    About 20 residents were displaced from the home at 34 Sunset Ave. The accidental fire ignited on the second floor of the building, “which appeared to have undergone unpermitted renovations” and had illegal apartments, Fire Chief Brian Moriarty said.

    The house also lacked adequate working smoke alarms, carbon monoxide detectors and methods of access and egress, Moriarty said.

    Firefighters initially conducted a search for anyone who was possibly trapped. All residents had safely evacuated, however.

    A small dog also made it out of the house Monday evening. But come Tuesday morning, the residents could not find their pet.

    Firefighter Jean Jimenez battled the blaze Monday and also worked an overnight shift Tuesday. He and other firefighters returned to 34 Sunset Ave. on Tuesday as part of their ongoing training.

    While inside the charred home Tuesday, Jimenez found the little missing dog. She was on the first floor.

    “They were extremely happy,” Jimenez said of the family members, who immediately gathered around their dog.

    Moriarty said firefighters worked swiftly to contain and knock down the fire. The home is “unhabitable” and the building inspector was notified of the unsafe conditions.

    Allowing five apartments in a two-family is home is extremely dangerous, Moriarty said.

    “It’s unsafe,” he added. “People don’t realize how close to death they just came … I am terrified we are going to have a disaster someday.”

    Lawrence firefighters routinely encounter similar conditions and living situations when fighting fires.

    “Things went really well,” Moriarty said. “But we are really lucky we averted disaster again.”

    The house, built in 1930, is valued at $733,100, according to city assessing records.

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    By Jill Harmacinski jharmacinski@eagletribune.com

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  • Firefighters soak hot spots from Sunday’s brush fire

    Firefighters soak hot spots from Sunday’s brush fire

    Gloucester firefighters and those from the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation were out in the woods off Dory Road on Monday morning dousing hot spots from a brush fire Sunday that appears to have been started at an encampment, according to the fire chief.

    Gloucester Firefighters Local 762 posted Sunday on Facebook that firefighters were working with Rockport Fire and DCR to manage the blaze, crediting Group 3 firefighters for doing a “great job … given the limited access and rough terrain.” Rehab 5 also responded to provide rehabilitation services for firefighters.

    The Gloucester police log shows a 911 call for “black smoke in the area” of Dory Road at 11:20 a.m. Sunday. A subsequent 911 call reported “smoke near Blackburn” at 11:29 a.m.

    A caller from Stage Fort Park reported seeing smoke coming from the Blackburn Industrial Park area, according to a police report. 

    The smoke could be seen from the water. Rockport’s dispatch center related the town’s harbormaster saw black smoke coming from the same area. Dispatchers notified the MBTA.

    Signs the area held an encampment included an old mattress, tent poles and a cooler in the woods, according to photos shared on Facebook and Times photo editor Paul Bilodeau. The location is about a half-mile into the woods.

    Fire Chief Eric Smith said an area of 100 feet by 100 feet burned between Dory Road of Blackburn Industrial Park and the railroad tracks of the Rockport commuter rail line. With the dry weather, the fire was able to get “deep into the peat” where it can smolder underground and reignite. Smith said a small crew was out Monday hosing down the area.

    He said he heard radio communications of there being an encampment, but the cause of the fire had yet to be determined. He said brush fires in the woods in the area from encampments have been an issue in the past.

    In mid-May 2023, firefighters doused a brush fire that burned about 1 1/2 acres in the vicinity of the Babson Water Treatment Plant. It was the same general area as a brush fire that burned 2 acres along the southbound side of the Route 128 Extension on May 8, caused by a campfire.

    With this latest stretch of dry weather, it’s not just campfires that pose a fire risk but other forms of outdoor fires such as those in a fire pit or chiminea, Smith said.

    “Anything that gets going, it’s just going to take off,” he said.

    He said brush fires don’t start on their own most of the time.

    “Somebody did something incendiary that got away from them,” Smith said.

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  • Ipswich brush fire extinguished near home

    Ipswich brush fire extinguished near home

    IPSWICH — The Fire Department extinguished a brush fire near a home on Wednesday and no injuries were reported, officials said.

    About 4:41 p.m., the Fire Department was called to the area of 19 James Road, near Dix Road and the Ipswich Country Club, for a report of a brush fire, Fire Chief Paul Parisi reported in a news release.

    Engine 4, under the command of Lt. Gus McInnis, was the first company to arrive and found an estimated 75-foot-by-75-foot section of brush burning about 100 yards from a home.

    An additional engine was called. Mutual aid firefighters from Rowley responded, while firefighters from Essex and Topsfield covered Ipswich stations. Off-duty and call members of the Ipswich Fire Department responded as well.

    Through a spokesman, Parisi said the fire was under control within an hour. First responders cleared the scene in less than two hours.

    The cause of the brush fire is under investigation and it would be unusual for such a fire to spontaneously ignite, he said.

    While the brush fire was being extinguished, Ipswich Police and Action EMS responded to a motor vehicle crash in the area of 80 Linebrook Road, and to medical calls on County Road and Water Street.

    “The three-tiered response system we operate under here in Ipswich with police, fire and EMS, as well as our mutual aid partners, were critical in handling these simultaneous emergencies today,” Parisi said in the release. “We thank our partners for helping us when we needed them.”

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  • Woman dies in Georgetown blaze

    Woman dies in Georgetown blaze

    GEORGETOWN — A woman died early Sunday in a four-alarm house fire on East Main Street.

    Firefighters rescued the seriously injured woman from the second story of the burning 2½-story, single-family home but she later died at an area hospital, according to Georgetown Fire Chief Matt McKay.

    The woman, whose name was not released, was carried out of a window and down a ladder. Three other occupants were able to safely evacuate after the fire broke out at 238 E. Main St. shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday, he said.

    Huge flames engulfing the roof of the wood-frame home were shooting about 20 feet into the sky as firefighters arrived.

    Firefighters from more than a dozen communities battled the blaze until bringing it under control at 12:46 a.m. Crews remained at the scene of the burned home, which was declared a total loss.

    The cause of the fire is being investigated by the Georgetown Fire Department with assistance from the Massachusetts State Police Fire and Explosion Investigation Unit with the State Fire Marshal’s Office, McKay said.

    As the blaze continued to burn out of control, a second alarm was struck shortly before 11 p.m. to bring in firefighters from surrounding communities.

    Third and fourth alarms were required to bring in more firefighters. East Main Street (Route 133) was closed in both directions for several hours during the blaze.

    Firefighters from the Rowley, West Newbury, Newbury, Boxford, Newburyport, Topsfield, North Andover, Lawrence, Middleton, Haverhill, Groveland, Amesbury, Ipswich and Amesbury fire departments responded to the fire and provided station coverage.

    Rehab 5, Cataldo Ambulance Service and Pridestar Trinity EMS also responded. The American Red Cross was notified to assist the displaced residents.

    The Georgetown Municipal Light Department responded and turned off power to the home.

    Investigators said Sunday that no additional information would be released until further notice.

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