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Wires Down in Waltham
May 18, 2021 | MASSACHUSETTS
PETER LOBO, Correspondent

Photo by PETER LOBO

Photo by PETER LOBO

Photo by PETER LOBO

Photo by PETER LOBO
This article is a direct street report from our correspondent and has not been edited by the 1st Responder newsroom.
On May 18 a FedX truck took down power lines and a transformer on Rumford Avenue Newton which ignited the utility pole.
Because the incident was on the city lines, Waltham Engine 1 and Newton Engine 2 responded. Power in the area was out for several hours.
Residents of the Island area of Waltham were unable to leave as the second way to leave was under construction.