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City reviews scrap-yard fire and separate Aug. 12 residential fires; inspectors pursue compliance and demolition where buildings were declared unsafe
Summary
Inspectors reported a fire at Winfield Alloys’ scrap yard and a separate Aug. 12 residential fire that displaced dozens. Departments identified code violations, ordered operations ceased at the scrap yard until compliance, and moved to demolish two residential buildings declared total loss.
Lawrence inspectional staff and the fire prevention division reported Sept. 9 that a fire at Winfield Alloys’ scrap yard and a separate Aug. 12 residential fire prompted enforcement actions and inspections to protect public safety and nearby residents.
An inspector read the fire report for 15 Medford (address given in the meeting transcript as the Winfield scrap-yard incident), noting that on the morning of Aug. 27 the Fire Department responded to multiple fires within a large mixed-scrap pile and, after a joint compliance review, found "several, serious violations" of the state fire code (527 CMR), the state building code (780 CMR), and a local ordinance (Lawrence…
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