Crews battle pallet fire in South Deerfield hotel parking lot

VIDEO: Crews in South Deerfield responded to a fire at the Red Roof Inn parking lot on Greenfield Road just after midnight. When fire crews arrived, they found a stack of wooden pallets on fire. They were quickly able to put out the heavy flames and soak the nearby grass to make sure the flames would not spread. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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Two workers seriously injured in Braintree industrial accident

Two workers suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries after an industrial accident in Braintree Wednesday morning. The workers from New Hampshire were in a crane basket on Quincy Avenue when a wheeled boom fell onto its side, knocking into the crane. The two men, aged 19 and 40, suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries, police said. They were rushed to a Boston hospital for treatment. OSHA is investigating the incident.
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Homes in the area of a gas leak in Longmeadow evacuated

Homes in the area of Cooley Drive and Riverview Avenue in Longmeadow have been evacuated due to a gas leak on Thursday morning. According to the Longmeadow Fire Department, at around 9:30 a.m., a contractor installing water mains hit a gas line causing a leak. As a precaution, a few homes in the immediate area have been evacuated. Crews from Longmeadow Fire, Police, and Eversource Gas are assisting. The fire department says there is no immediate danger to the public as the leak is venting. Residents may smell the presence of gas due to the leak.
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Marlborough Fire Department assistant chief receives accreditation

Marlborough Fire Department Assistant Chief Jeff Emanuelson recently became accredited by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Fire Service Commission. The path to becoming accredited is not an easy one. The Massachusetts Fire Chiefs credentialing and recredentialing program is intended to provide the opportunity for all full-time, call and volunteer applicants to demonstrate, through recognition at the highest level, their skills, knowledge and professional achievements that benefit their respective departments and the cities or towns they serve. Accreditation can be obtained by anyone in the ranks from fire lieutenant to chief. There are 11 categories with a point system, and each category has its own point system.
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Springfield Fire Captain offers safety reminders when heading to lakes and ponds this season

Two people were rescued from Loon Pond Monday evening, and suffered from mild hypothermia. One of them was a four-year-old girl. Heading to your favorite lake or pond can result in serious injuries if you don’t prepare. It takes almost four times the energy to heat water than it does to heat air. This causes delayed spikes in water temperatures when air heats up rapidly over a short period of time. Springfield Fire Captain Drew Piemonte told 22News to urge caution to those bringing out the boat early, “With the warmer temperature doesn’t mean the water warms up as quickly, especially in the springtime, the water right now is around 50 degrees, just like to remind the public if they’re gonna go out and recreate on the water or any type of water activities, to make sure they have a PFD on.”
WWLP-TV NBC/CW+ 22 Springfield

Southampton crews respond to 3-car crash outside of Walgreens

Emergency crews in Southampton responded to a vehicle crash on Tuesday afternoon. According to the Southampton Fire Department, at around 2:45 p.m. firefighters were on scene of College Highway in front of Walgreens for reports of a 3 car-accident. Of the three vehicles involved, one SUV had moderate front end damage, a Sedan had moderate passenger side damage, and another Sedan had minor front end damage. Officials said one of the drivers was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
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