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Yahoo
6 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Turners Falls family saved from carbon monoxide poisoning by alarm alert
TURNERS FALLS, Mass. (WWLP) – The Turners Falls Fire Department was sent to an alert of high levels of carbon monoxide in one family's home. Chicopee electrical fire prompts reminder of smoke detector importance The family was starting their morning as usual on Thursday when their carbon monoxide detector went off, alerting the residents to exit their home. They immediately called for emergency services, and after the Turners Falls Fire Department checked the home with a gas meter, dangerously high levels of carbon monoxide was found. The family's hot water boiler was running during a laundry cycle. Firefighters used specialized fans and isolated power to the boiler to ventilate the home. An issue with the flue/chimney was identified, and service professionals were contacted to help with repairs. No injuries were reported, and if you have any smoke or carbon monoxide detectors questions, call 413-863-9023. Carbon monoxide (CO) is an odorless, colorless gas that kills without warning, states the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It claims the lives of hundreds of people every year and makes thousands more ill. Many household items including gas- and oil-burning furnaces, portable generators, and charcoal grills produce this poison gas. Working CO alarms are the only way to detect this invisible killer since we can not see, smell, or taste carbon monoxide. Check and test your CO alarms at the same time that you test and check your smoke alarms. These alarms are crucial home safety tools and should be installed on every level of your house and should be tested every month. It is important to put in fresh alkaline batteries if your alarms use them, and replace the alarms if they're more than 10 years old. Replace carbon monoxide alarms after five to seven years, depending on the specific model. WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
21-04-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Crews put out rapidly spreading brush fire in Turners Falls
TURNERS FALLS, Mass. (WWLP) – A brush fire in Turners Falls Monday afternoon threatened multiple nearby structures and required multiple crews to put out. The Turners Falls Fire Department said that at approximately 12:33 p.m. on Monday, Montague police received multiple 911 calls regarding a brush fire on Turnpike Road. Montague Police Dispatch and Massachusetts State Police Dispatch/Shelburne Control responded quickly and sent out a first alarm for off-duty crews to assist. Brush fire burns 10 acres of land in Newburyport Crews arriving in the area found that the fire was moving quickly and threatening to spread to several nearby buildings. The severity of the situation was elevated due to dry conditions, and mutual aid was requested for another brush truck from the Greenfield Fire Department. Turners Falls, Greenfield, and Montague crews worked to quickly put out the fire and overhaul hot spots within the fire. They were assisted by the MassDCR Bureau of Forest Fire Control and Northfield EMS. Three-quarters of an acre of forest was burned as a result of the brush fire. Upon investigation, the cause was found to be from embers from a permitted burn pile. The burn pile then spread to nearby dry leaf litter. No injuries were reported, and no property was lost following the incident. Turners Falls Fire reminds the public not to leave open burning unattended and to keep a source of extinguishing nearby at all times. WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
03-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Driver saved from Turners Falls ravine, taken to hospital
TURNERS FALLS, Mass. (WWLP) -Turners Falls crews successfully recovered a vehicle and its driver from a ravine on Wednesday. Springfield man charged with trafficking cocaine in North Adams The Turners Falls Fire Department said that crews received a report of the vehicle Wednesday afternoon, when officers arrived, they found the driver trapped in the car approximately 25 feet down into the ravine. The driver was assessed and freed from the vehicle, and crews used ropes and a haul system to lift them out of the ravine and back up onto the roadside. The driver was brought to a local hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Turners Falls Fire said that Rau's Towing removed the vehicle from the ravine. The Greenfield Fire Department covered the Turners Falls firehouse while crews were assisting with the incident. WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Yahoo
Portion of bike path in Montague closed, residents asked to avoid area
MONTAGUE, Mass. (WWLP) – A portion of the bike path in Montague is closed and residents are being asked to avoid the area on Tuesday. In a statement at around 10:46 a.m. by the Turners Falls Fire Department, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation bike path is closed from 11th Street to Depot Street for an 'active incident.' Sinkhole closes intersection in Greenfield 22News contacted Montague Police and the Northwestern District Attorney's Office for more information and will update this story as soon as additional details are released. WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
