The impact of infrastructure on firefighting capability has not been examined, but there are 2,300 street-level fire hydrants installed around Lowell, providing an above-ground connection to the ...

LOWELL — A brush fire charred roughly half an acre of woods on a slope that runs along the border of Rogers Fort Hill Park and the Lowell Cemetery on Sunday.

Propane tanks exploded and at least five buildings were damaged in a massive fire in Lawrence, Massachusetts Tuesday night.