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Wire fires cause power outages in Charlestown and Dedham

NBC Boston · last updated

Eversource said equipment issues are to blame after two electrical fires Tuesday evening in Massachusetts.

Video shared with NBC10 Boston shows a chaotic scene in Boston’s Charlestown neighborhood, where a wire caught fire and fell onto a vehicle below, causing flames to spread.

The incident on Bartlett Street caused 107 customers nearby to lose power. Eversource said electricity should return by 4 a.m. Wednesday.

The same evening, another wire caught fire in Dedham. That electrical fire left 23 customers without power, Eversource said, noting it should be restored by 11:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Eversource did not say if the incidents were related or elaborate on what types of equipment issues caused the fires.

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