A scrapyard fire on Corwin Street, which began Tuesday night, took firefighters until 1:30 a.m. Wednesday to extinguish, Fire Chief Jay Dowling said. Dowling said the fire occurred at a scrapyard operated by C&R Automotive, which leases the property from W.C. Gurrisi & Sons Inc. The Fire Department began receiving calls from residents in the area reporting black … [Read more...] about Fire Department responds to a two-alarm fire
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City steps up for RV fire victims
A GoFundMe page has been set up after three members of the Callahan family were injured Tuesday when their parked recreational vehicle caught on fire. Alan MacDonald, a son-in-law of Dan Callahan, created the page. MacDonald said Callahan and his son, Danny Callahan, are both currently at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston being treated for third-degree … [Read more...] about City steps up for RV fire victims
Two victims medevaced after vehicle fire
A recreational vehicle caught on fire while parked outside a home on Walker Road and left three victims burned, according to the Fire Department. Two medevac helicopters transported two of the victims to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Fire Chief Jay Dowling said. Photos show the interior of the RV was damaged and the siding of a house was melted. Sharyn … [Read more...] about Two victims medevaced after vehicle fire
City Council approves $69.2 M bond order for new public safety facility
The City Council recently approved a $69.2 million bond order to pay for the costs of building a new police station and public safety headquarters at Allens Lane in an area adjacent to the Higgins Middle School. Mayor Ted Bettencourt said that discussions regarding the new facility started in spring 2022, and that it is now time for Peabody to have a state-of-the-art … [Read more...] about City Council approves $69.2 M bond order for new public safety facility