| MVA Causes Power Outage |
| Sat. Nov 22nd 2008 |
A work van slid off the road early Saturday morning and broke a telephone pole causing a power outage in Eastham, Wellfleet and Truro. The accident occurred on Route 6 just south of the Marconi lights as a result of an ocean effect snowstorm that hit the lower cape overnight. The driver of the van w...
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| Fatal Car Crash |
| Tue. May 27th 2008 |
One person was killed this afternoon in a single-car accident on Route 6 near the intersection with Coles Neck Road. The person was driving east on Route 6 when the car crossed the road at the intersection with Coles Neck Road, went up an incline and collided with a tree. It was possible...
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| Three-alarm fire at duplex in Eastham |
| Mon. May 26th 2008 |
A Three-alarm fire broke out around 9:30 a.m. at 480 Massasoit Rd. in Eastham. Welfleet sent Tanker 96, Engine 95, Engine 94, and Car 1 to assist. The fire is believed to have been caused by a home appliance and is not considered suspicious. The initial call came into the Eastham Fire Department at ...
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| MVA/Haz Mat, Gull Pond Road |
| Fri. May 23rd 2008 |
At around noon time an appliance delivery truck went off of Gull Pond Road in the area of the Samuel Ryder House. The truck sheered off a telephone pole knocking out power in the area and ruptured its fuel tank spilling up to thirty gallons of diesel fuel onto the soil. The Wellfleet Fire...
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| MA Bomb Squad Destroys Old Flares |
| Fri. Mar 28th 2008 |
The Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad was called to Wellfleet to dispose of what were believed to be some old marine flares that were found in a local residence and turned in at the police station. The Wellfleet Police and Fire Departments provided stand-by assistance while the bomb squad tr...
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| Mutual Aid Structure Fire in Truro |
| Thu. Mar 27th 2008 |
A two-alarm fire broke out around 3:20 p.m. at 32 Town Hall Rd. in Truro. Welfleet sent Tanker 96, Engine 95, Engine 94, and Car 1 to assist. The fire is believed to have been caused by a home appliance and is not considered suspicious. The homeowner escaped unharmed but the house was gutted and may...
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| Snow Plow Caught on Fire |
| Thu. Dec 13th 2007 |
Firefighters were dispatched to Pheasant Run about 5:30 p.m. when a snow plow caught fire. 911 callers reported several small explosions before firefighters arrived. Fortunately no one was injured and the fire was extinguished while fighting stormy conditions....
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| Man Injured Using Chainsaw in Tree |
| Sun. Dec 9th 2007 |
A man was injured while using a chainsaw. Rescuers were called to 180 Eastwinds Circle around 11:30 a.m. where the victim was approximately 30 feet high in a tree. A ground ladder and some help from firefighters he was able to reach the ground. The victim was then transported to Ca...
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