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Boston firefighter nearly electrocuted

A Boston firefighter was shocked and nearly electrocuted on October 24 during a 4-alarm fire after an aerial ladder set down on contact with a life electrical wire. FirefighterCloseCalls reported that Boston...
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NSTAR explains Brighton power outage

Hundreds of Boston College students and other Brighton residents were without power, some for more than a day, late last week. On December 9, around 3 p.m., a transformer failed on Commonwealth Avenue, NSTAR...
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Pyramid power?

Kreative Power, a newcomer to the technology market, has launched a funny-looking new surge protector in the shape of a pyramid. The "Powramid" is a six-outlet cone of a power strip that's actually pretty sm...