Published in the July 24, 2017 edition.
WAKEFIELD — Police, firefighters and Action Ambulance responded to a Pleasant Street address after a vehicle crashed into a garage at about 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
According to police, a 2007 Chevy minivan was attempting to back into a driveway and ended up driving into the wall of a concrete block detached garage. The Fire Department said that there was major damage to the garage and a private contractor had to be called in to shore up the structure before the minivan could be removed.
There were two other vehicles parked in the garage, one of which also sustained significant damage, according to the Fire Department. The minivan, which reportedly also struck a large tree, was eventually towed from the scene. There were no injuries reported.
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Police responded to two complaints of loud house parties in Greenwood at about 11:30 Friday night. Revelers at the Myrtle Avenue and Kendrick Road addresses agreed to take the festivities inside for the night.
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At about 2:20 Saturday morning, police checked on two individuals behind a business in the area of 110 Albion Street. The pair told police that they were looking at a Jeep that they were considering purchasing. Police advised them to return during normal business hours and sent them on their way.
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At about noon on Saturday, police received a report of a possible homeless person living in a tent in the woods off Parker Road. Police found no one in the area and said that the tent appeared to have been vacant for some time.
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Multiple reports of a vehicle into a tree on North Avenue turned out to be a rear-end accident in the area of Winn Street. Police said that 2005 Chevy van crashed into the rear of a 2015 Lexus. All occupants refused medical treatment, according to the Fire Department, but both vehicles had to be towed. Firefighters also spread absorbent to soak up spilled vehicle fluids.
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The Fire Department responded to 30 calls over the weekend, including 14 for medical aid.
Wakefield firefighters were called to assist at the eight-alarm fire in Waltham Sunday morning. They were eventually directed to put water on one of the five buildings involved in the huge blaze. According to the Associated Press, officials said a blaze tore through an apartment complex under construction in Massachusetts. Waltham Fire Chief Paul Ciccone says the complex’s five buildings collapsed in the early Sunday fire. Ciccone says none of the neighboring buildings caught fire. Crews evacuated nearby housing complexes. Ciccone says the apartment complex was slated to open later this year. He says officials have not determined the cause of the fire. No injuries have been reported.
At about 10 a.m. Friday morning, the Wakefield Fire Department went to the area of Farm and Water streets to deal with an oil spill from a car that was leaving a nearby gas station. Firefighters spread absorbent to soak up the spill.
