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Firefighters Battle Fire At Newburyport Chemical Plant Overnight
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
4
First seen
Oct 24, 2:53 AM EDT
updated Oct 24, 6:56 PM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WBTS-CD, WFXT (Boston 25 News FOX) and 2 others, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
Crews responded overnight to battle a 3-alarm fire that erupted at a chemical plant in Newburyport, with no injuries reported, WFXT, WBTS-CD, and The Boston Globe reported.
Written by our system from the sources below (4), version 3, Oct 24, 8:37 PM EDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
- Fire erupts at chemical plant in Newburyport; no injuries reported · The Boston Globe
- Crews respond to fire at chemical plant in Newburyport · WHDH
- Crews battle 3-alarm fire at chemical plant in Newburyport · WFXT (Boston 25 News FOX)
- Firefighters battle fire at Newburyport chemical plant overnight · WBTS-CD
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How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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