City officials have lifted a shelter-in-place order issued earlier Saturday after testing confirmed that air quality posed no danger from a fire at 198 Putnam Street.
The fire, which began earlier in the day, prompted city leaders to advise residents and businesses within a one-mile radius to remain indoors as a precaution while officials tested the air for hazardous substances.
According to the city’s update, testing showed that “nothing corrosive or hazardous is in the air, and no pollutants have been detected.”
While the order had been lifted, officials advised residents to continue exercising caution. The fire had been contained to a yard at the location, but smoke remained in the area. Residents were urged to keep their windows and doors closed and to avoid smoke exposure.
