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Fall River fire marshal urges residents to avoid personal fireworks, warns of fire risk
Summary
Deputy Chief Neil Furtado told a public meeting that fireworks are illegal in Massachusetts and pose a significant risk to Fall River’s closely spaced wood-frame buildings; he urged residents to attend licensed displays listed on mass.gov.
At a public meeting, Deputy Chief Neil Furtado, Fall River deputy fire chief and city fire marshal, said fireworks are illegal in Massachusetts and pose a significant fire risk to the city’s closely spaced wood-frame structures.
Furtado said the state’s prohibition on consumer fireworks, regardless of where they were purchased, is intended to reduce fires and injuries. “In the state…
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