Foxborough and Mansfield Engines respond.
A plow struck the Stop and Shop on Main Street in Foxborough according to the Mansfield Fire Department, at about 3 a.m. on Sunday. The crash resulted in a gas leak, according Mansfield Fire, and the Foxborough Fire company and the local gas company secured the leak with no resulting complications. Mansfield Firefighters ventilated the supermarket and the surrounding area. According to the Mansfield Fire Department, there was no other resulting damage and the leak was contained and mediated.
Foxborough Fire Chief Roger Hatfield provided an update on the town's condition during Hurricane Sandy just after 5:30 p.m. Monday.
NOTE: Update from Foxborough Fire Chief Roger Hatfield came just after 5:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29. Foxborough Fire Chief Roger Hatfield said the town is handling Hurricane Sandy much better than it did Tropical Storm Irene and "Snowtober" but there are still power outages and downed trees to deal with as of 5:30 p.m. Monday. "We are keeping up with [Hurricane Sandy] that’s for sure," Hatfield said in a phone interview with Foxborough Patch Monday evening. ... "It’s not as bad as it could have been. I think we’ve done pretty well so far but we are not out of the woods yet." Hatfield said the town is currently dealing with power outages and downed trees, but could not report as of 5:30 p.m. what percentage of the community was without power. …
Bob Thomas
9:08 am on Sunday, December 30, 2012
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