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Council approves $60,000 appropriation after DPW sanitation truck engine fire and hazardous-material cleanup
Summary
Council accepted a mayoral order to appropriate $60,000 to the DPW sanitation hazardous-waste account to pay for environmental cleanup and related costs after an engine fire on the Massachusetts Turnpike involving a city sanitation truck.
The City Council on Feb. 3 approved a mayoral order appropriating $60,000 to the Department of Public Works sanitation special account to cover hazardous-waste cleanup and related emergency costs after a city sanitation truck experienced an engine fire on the Massachusetts Turnpike.
According to city officials, the truck caught fire while hauling yard waste. The operator stopped on the highway after hearing a pop; the engine compartment caught and the vehicle became “cherry red…
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