Heat wave

Fire in the hole: Electrical blaze knocks out South End intersection

adamg — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:40:30 +0000

Kasey Fielding tweets an electrical fire at E. Berkeley and Washington streets did nothing for motorists' nerves, not to mention the core body heat of firefighters who had to respond to it. Photo of hot firefighters.

Flaming manholes across the city

adamg — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 02:26:26 +0000

The Boston Fire Department is being kept busy this evening responding to multiple reports of manhole and power-line issues as overloaded lines give out under all the demand and heat.

Power outages

adamg — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 23:11:28 +0000

WBZ tweets the Legacy Place mall shut down at 6 to "conserve power." Alert New England tweets the power's also out at the Super Stop & Shop in Dedham.

Dave Atkins tweets Westwood is powerless in this heat tonight, or, at least, his street.