NORTH ADAMS â Firefighters have contained the junkyard fire in North Adams that sent a black plume of smoke shooting into the sky Tuesday morning.
City residents were asked to stay indoors for several hours as the fire burned a pile of scrapped cars that sat about two stories high at George Apkin & Sons on State Street. About 40 firefighters fought the blaze around the junkyard and railroad tracks.
The cityâs advisory was removed by 4 p.m., as firefighters contained the flames and state agencies reported âno significant air quality risks.â
At a news conference on Tuesday evening, North Adams Fire Chief Brent Lefebvre said he hoped the firefighting would be able to wrap up Wednesday.
NORTH ADAMS â Firefighters have contained the junkyard fire in North Adams that sent a black plume of smoke shooting into the sky Tuesday morning.
City residents were asked to stay indoors for several hours as the fire burned a pile of scrapped cars that sat about two stories high at George Apkin & Sons on State Street. About 40 firefighters fought the blaze around the junkyard and railroad tracks.
The cityâs advisory was removed by 4 p.m., as firefighters contained the flames and state agencies reported âno significant air quality risks.â
At a news conference on Tuesday evening, North Adams Fire Chief Brent Lefebvre said he hoped the firefighting would be able to wrap up Wednesday.
By WHAV Staff |
January 23, 2021
First responders, including the regional Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Team, arrive at an Eighth Avenue, Haverhill home. (Jarvi Productions photograph for WHAV News.)
A 51-year-old woman is dead and “white powder,” suspected to be fentanyl, was found at an Eighth Avenue, Haverhill, home this morning.
Haverhill Fire, Police and Trinity EMS were dispatched to the 146 Eighth Ave. home around 9 a.m. Haverhill Fire Chief William F. Laliberty confirmed an individual died.
“No foul play” is suspected, said Carrie Kimball, spokeswoman for Essex County District Attorney Jonathan W. Blodgett.
Laliberty said the presence of white powder triggered a “Tier 1” response from the regional Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Team. Tier 1 is defined as “Hazardous and Risk Assessment suspicious substances, open or loose suspicious powders.”