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Before plugging Christmas lights into an extension cord that's plugged into another extension cord — stop!

With daylight saving time fast approaching, state fire officials are reminding homeowners that it's also a good time to check their smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.

BECKET — The cause of a devastating Nov. 17 fire that destroyed a performance center at Jacob’s Pillow never will be precisely known, officials now say. After what it terms an “extensive” probe, the office of the state fire marshal said Tuesday that while officials know where the fire started at the nationally known dance center, its cause remains “undetermined,” in part because the building that burned, the Doris Duke Theatre, was a complete loss. A fire burns Nov. 17 at the Doris Duke Theatre at Jacob’s Pillow in Becket. The fire destroyed the theater, cau...

Chelmsford residents graduate from Massachusetts Firefighting Academy Community Content State fire marshal Peter J. Ostroskey and deputy state fire marshal Maribel Fournier announced on Feb. 5 the graduation of the three classes that completed the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy’s 50-day career recruit firefighting training program, including class #289 with members from Chelmsford. Class #289 trained at the Stow campus, class #S21 trained at the Springfield campus and class #BW08 trained at the Bridgewater campus. “This rigorous professional training provides our newest firefighters w...

1 dead in Blackstone blaze; victim is 6th in state to die in house fire this month Kim Ring, Telegram & Gazette © Photo/Matthew Gregoire Flames shoot through a second floor window of a home on 16 Auclair St. in Blackstone early Saturday morning. © T&G Staff/Rick Eggleston Fire damage to the side and rear second floor of 16 Auclair St. in Blackstone on Saturday. BLACKSTONE — One person was killed in an early morning fire that left a two-family home heavily damaged. The victim was an adult, a spokesperson for the state Fire Marshal's office said. Firefighters were cal...