Crime & Safety

Power Outage After Tree Fire on Wolcott Road

One Brookline neighborhood lost power after tree branches caught fire and snapped.

According to scanner reports, power lines along Wolcott Road went down after some tree branches near the line caught fire and snapped. The breaking branches brought down power lines, leaving a nearby neighborhood without power.

The Brookline fire department is working the scene, and NSTAR is responding.

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