Page 16 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 2021 SAFETY | FROM Page 15 to multiple parts of her body when someone poured gasoline onto a barbeque. Smoking safety Smoking was the leading cause of fi re deaths in Massachusetts last year, and there have been many fi res this spring from improperly discarded smoking materials on porches and in backyards. These fi res can smolder undetected for a long time, and when they erupt into fl ames, travel fast. If they start on the exterior of the building, these fi res can get a strong hold before the interior smoke alarms start to warn anyone of the danger. “If you allow smoking on your property, provide appropriate receptacles for discarding smoking materials: a deep ashtray, a can with sand or water. Don’t let people toss smoking materials into the mulch, leaves, grass, potted plants or other containers that can catch fire. Don’t let them stub them out on the porch railing or stairs,” said Ostroskey. “Be a responsible smoker. Remember to put it out, all the way, every time.” On February 1, 2021, at 12:30 a.m., the Milford Fire Department responded to a fire at a singlefamily home. The fi re was started by a cigarette on a rear porch. Two people were injured at this fi re. Smoke alarms alerted the occupants. The home did not have sprinklers and damage was estimated at $270,000. On March 18, 2021, the Carlisle Fire Department was called to NOTICE CITY OF REVERE, MA APPROVED LOAN ORDER CY-2021 CWSRF PLANNING PROJECT No. 6805 ORDERED: That $1,500,000 is appropriated for the purpose of a smoking fi re in a single-family home. A cigarette ignited a porch rug. Smoke alarms alerted the occupants, and no one was injured. There were no fi re sprinklers, and damages were estimated to be $110,000. On April 22, 2021, the Berkley Fire Department responded to a smoking fi re in a single-family home. A cigarette in an ashtray on the rear deck of the home started the fi re. No one was injured at this fi re. Damage was estimated at $50,000. On March 16, 2021, at 4:48 p.m., the Templeton Fire Department was called to a smoking fi re in a single-family home. The fi re was started by discarded cigarettes igniting construction debris around the rear porch. No one was injured at this fi re. Alarms were present and alerted the occupants. The home did not have sprinklers. Damage was estimated at $20,000. On April 19, 2020, a fi re in two apartment buildings in New Bedford killed two men ages 40 and 49. It also displaced 40 other residents of two buildings. The fire was started in an alleyway by smoking materials that were dropped from an upper floor, landing in and igniting trash and debris near a dumpster. Fireworks fires increased nearly 200 percent last year “The possession and use of all fi reworks by private citizens is illegal in Massachusetts,” said Ostroskey. This includes sparklers, party poppers, snappers, fi recrackers and cherry bombs. “Leave fi reworks to the professionals, and enjoy supervised NOTICE CITY OF REVERE, MA APPROVED LOAN ORDER CY-2021 CWSRF CONSTRUCTION PROJECT No. 6800 nancing the Phase 12 Construction - I/I, IDDE, Pump Station and Drainage Improvements Program including without limitation all this appropriation the Treasurer with the approval of the Mayor is authorized to borrow $6,000,000 and issue bonds or notes therefore notes shall be general obligations of the City unless the Treasurer with the approval of the Mayor determines that they should be issued as limited obligations and may be secured by local system the Mayor is authorized to borrow all or a portion of such amount from the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust (the “Trust”) established ty”) and in connection therewith to enter into a loan agreement and/ or a security agreement with the Trust and a loan agreement and/ mental Protection or any other federal or state entity with respect to such loan and for any federal or state aid available for the project or project regulatory agreement with the Department of Environmental Protection, to expend all funds available for the project and to the bonds and to provide such information and execute such docu received upon the sale of any bonds or notes approved by this order, less any such premium applied to the payment of the costs of issuance of such bonds or notes, may be applied to the payment of be borrowed to pay such costs by a like amount. Keefe, McKenna, Morabito, Novoselsky, Powers, Rotondo, Serino, Visconti, and Council President Zambuto voting “YES”. Date: June 1, 2021 City Clerk displays,” he said. “It is illegal to purchase fi reworks in another state and transport them into or possess them in Massachusetts,” he added. Last year fi res from fi reworks increased by 180 percent from 2019. At 3 a.m. on May 27, 2020, the exterior stairs of a two-family home in New Bedford were ignited by illegal fi reworks. Damage from this fi re was estimated at $3,000. Around 11 p.m. on June 14, 2020, the Worcester Fire Department responded to a fi re in a triple-decker started by illegal fi reworks. People were shooting off fireworks in the neighborhood, and one landed on and ignited the roof. Eleven people were displaced from their home. Smoke alarms failed to operate, and damages were estimated to be $145,739. On June 16, 2020, fireworks started a fire on the first floor porch of a two-family home in Springfi eld. Damages from this fi re were estimated to be $10,000. On August 10, 2020, the Orange Fire Department and several surrounding communities responded to a brush fi re on Tully Mountain in Orange. It took several days to put it out in the rugged terrain amid hot and humid weather. Remnants of fi reworks and a campfi re were found at the seat of the fi re. Early on the morning of October 10, 2020, a fi re in a six-unit apartment building in Boston was started when someone set off fi reworks in the rear hallway. Twenty people were displaced. Damage was estimated at $3,250. On July 7, 2020, a child was injured when fi reworks went off in his hand near Carson Beach in South Boston. At 1 a.m. on July 16, 2020, the Boston Fire Department responded to a car fi re. Someone lit fi reworks on top of a Mercedes-Benz, causing $8,000 in damage. On July 20, 2020, at 12:30 p.m., a 43-year-old Turners Falls man suffered a serious leg injury from illegal fi reworks. On July 9, 2019, a four-yearold Boston girl grabbed a burning sparkler that someone else was holding and was burned on her left hand. In the past decade, there have been 941 major fi res and explosions involving illegal fi reworks in Massachusetts. These incidents resulted in 12 civilian injuries, 42 fi re service injuries and an estimated dollar loss of $2.1 million. Burn fi rst aid • Stop, Drop, Cover and Roll to extinguish a clothing fi re. • Cool a burn; for minor burns, run cool water over the burn immediately. • Seek emergency medical help immediately for more serious burns – call 911.
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