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CAMBRIDGE, MASS. (WHDH) – Two local restaurants are serving up support for those impacted by the deadly Hawaiian wildfires. They’re participating in a nationwide movement to help feed the families of those who lost everything.
Throughout the month of September, you can help support the cause.
World Central Kitchen, a charity organization, is teaming up with restaurants for #ChefsforHawaii to provide much needed meals for those devastated by the recent wildfires.
At least 115 were killed when the fires ripped through the island of Maui. Thousands more were left without a place to call home.
Daniel Roughan is the owner of Source restaurant in Harvard Square. His restaurant is one of the local eateries helping to support World Central Kitchen’s mission.
“We need to remember that we are one nation, and this is our opportunity to help our brothers and sisters out there,” Roughan said. “Anything we can do to help, that’s what we’re doing so everything Tuesday come down and support the cause, it’s a great cause and be the nation that we really are.”
Throughout the month of September, Source will be holding “Tiki Tuesdays” complete with Hawaiian themed food and drinks. Roughan said they will donate the majority of the profits eerie Tuesday to help the people of Maui. THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, SOURCE WILL BE HOLDING “TIKI
“So come have fun, enjoy the Tiki Tuesday,” he said. “It’s kitschy it’s fun, it’s fresh, but know that while having fun, you’re helping someone.”
Monument in Charlestown is mixing up a special cocktail “Maui Love.” The restaurant said this charity cocktail will be available all month, and a portion of every drink sold will go to World Central Kitchen.
World Central Kitchen said it has donated nearly 100,000 meals to those impacted by the wildfires.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. —
Power was restored to an area of Cambridge late Wednesday night after a series of manhole fires in Harvard Square.
The area was closed to both pedestrians and vehicles following a pair of manhole fires at 9 a.m.. A third fire occurred several hours later.
High levels of carbon monoxide were also detected in nearby businesses, which were evacuated.
Crews were forced to shut off power to control the fires, Eversource spokesperson Chris McKinnon said. Crews restored power to the area just before 11 p.m.
Eversource said the fires were most likely cause by an “underground secondary electric cable fault.” Crews will be working through the next several days to make permanent repairs to the electric equipment.
One firefighter involved in the response suffered an injury unrelated to the explosions and was taken to the hospital, where he’s expected to recover.
Photos provided by witnesses showed heavy smoke rising from a manhole in the middle of the street.
An explosion from a manhole in Cambridge shut down part of Harvard Square to traffic on Wednesday, with police and firefighters investigating what happened.
The Cambridge Fire Department initially posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, about a structure fire on Brattle Street at around 8:34 a.m. A follow-up from that post at 8:55 a.m. said companies were “working on a manhole fire in the area,” that police were directing traffic and that Eversource was en route.
No injuries were reported, Cambridge police posted at 9:17 a.m. Officers closed off Harvard Square to pedestrian and vehicle traffic. People in the nearby buildings were evacuated, the fire department said at 9:36 a.m.
“If at all possible, people should continue to avoid traveling through Harvard Square until further notice,” police posted at 10:19 a.m. “We will send an additional update when the scene has been cleared.”
Two manhole explosions on Brattle Street shut down traffic in Harvard Square amid undergraduate move-in Wednesday morning, according to the Cambridge Fire and Police departments.
No bystanders were reported injured, but a firefighter was hospitalized due to smoke inhalation.
The first explosion took place at 8:34 a.m. Wednesday just outside Bluestone Lane, a Harvard Square coffee shop at 27 Brattle St., sending up a plume of brownish-gray smoke. The fire department responded soon after, with police severely restricting access to the Square.
Shortly after the fire department arrived at the scene, a second manhole exploded, with flames coming out of both, Fire Chief Thomas F. Cahill Jr. said at a press conference Wednesday afternoon.
Firefighters observe smoke rising from the scene of a manhole explosion at 27 Brattle Street on Wednesday morning. By Courtesy of Maggie Dawson
It was not immediately clear what had caused the blasts, though manhole explosions are typically the result of an electrical spark igniting the gas within the manhole. Manholes, which allow access to a city’s sewer system, can contain high levels of hazardous gases like hydrogen sulfide, methane, and carbon monoxide.
Cahill said it would be impossible to identify what led to the blast until someone can inspect the inside of the manhole, which could take a few days.
“Until you can get your eyes on it, there’s really no way to determine the cause,” Cahill said. He added that he believed the cause was related to the electric equipment within the manhole.
Christopher R. McKinnon, a spokesperson for residential energy company Eversource, wrote in an email that the company was responding to a damaged “underground secondary cable.”
“We responded just before nine o’clock this morning for reports of a manhole fire and immediately coordinated with Cambridge police and fire on scene to isolate the damaged cable and make the area safe,” McKinnon wrote.
Cahill said the fire department detected carbon monoxide levels above 100 parts per million in several businesses in the area, leading to their evacuations. He did not give a timeline for the business’ reopening. He added that despite the fire department’s efforts to lower carbon monoxide levels, they still registered in excess of 25 parts per million in some businesses at the time of the press conference, around 3:30 p.m.
A CPD alert shortly before 10:00 a.m. reported a “major traffic disruption” due to the blasts and warned residents to avoid the area.
“As a result of this explosion and subsequent response, Harvard Square is closed to vehicle traffic, and pedestrian traffic is restricted. If at all possible, people should avoid traveling through Harvard Square until further notice,” the alert read.
As of 11:37 a.m., at least five fire trucks remained outside the site of the explosion, though the flames had been extinguished, according to a firefighter on the scene. Firefighters were packing up their hoses and preparing to do a final check for carbon monoxide. The traffic closure appeared to be limited to the Brattle Square area by that point, with vehicular traffic resuming on JFK Street shortly before noon.
At least five fire trucks remained in the vicinity of the blasts shortly before noon, though by then, the flames had been extinguished. By Ian C. Hua
Luis Garcia, a front-of-house manager at Felipe’s Taqueria on Brattle Street, described watching a growing cloud of smoke and active flames outside the restaurant.
“We were all inside the building, and all of a sudden, we hear a little explosion, and the lights went on and off,” Garcia said.
“Then we came out of the building and we saw a lot of smoke next door,” he added, referring to the area outside Bluestone Lane.
Cahill also said during the press conference that Eversource was working to turn off power to a third manhole that had been actively emitting carbon monoxide. He said that because manholes are connected underground, it is typical to see multiple failures at one time.
McKinnon, the Eversource spokesperson, confirmed later Wednesday evening that power had been cut off for the third manhole.
Harvard Square Business Association Executive Director Denise Jillson wrote in an email to HSBA members that Eversource’s ongoing work would leave some businesses in the area without power.
McKinnon wrote that Eversource brought a generator to the area on Wednesday afternoon for customers who had lost power, and that customers would be hooked up to the generator once Eversource receives approval from the City of Cambridge.
The manhole explosion and emergency response did not significantly impact student move-in Wednesday — the designated move-in date for freshmen not participating in pre-orientation programs and the first scheduled date for upperclassmen to arrive on campus. The explosions did not appear to cut off access to the Yard or upperclassman Houses by the late morning.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard Square in Cambridge was closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic amid a large emergency response following manhole explosions and “high levels” of carbon monoxide on Wednesday morning, officials said.
Firefighters responded to a report of a fire in the area of 27 Brattle Street around 9 a.m. and found a smoking and flaming manhole, according to the Cambridge Fire Department.
Cambridge police officers diverted traffic around the area in an effort to ensure the public’s safety.
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“If at all possible, people should continue to avoid traveling through Harvard Square until further notice,” Cambridge police said in a tweet around 10:30 a.m.
Buildings in the area that have been exposed to carbon monoxide were evacuated and aired out as firefighters monitored the situation.
Just before 12:30 p.m., police announced that the scene had been “consolidated” and that JFK Street was back open to traffic.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. (WHDH) – Parts of Harvard Square remain closed to both vehicle and foot traffic after multiple manhole explosions sent flames shooting into the air on Wednesday and crews continue to work to fix the issue.
Crews could still be seen in the area on Thursday morning and several area businesses remained closed.
The Cambridge Fire Department said crews were originally called to the area of 27 Brattle Street before 8:45 a.m. for reports of a structure fire, only to soon discover heavy smoke billowing from the ground.
By 9 a.m., firefighters were checking for exposure to surrounding buildings, with both Cambridge police officers and Transit Police Department personnel also responding. A short time later on X, the Cambridge Police Department said Harvard Square was shut down to pedestrians and vehicles as crews continued to monitor the situation.
Cambridge Fire Chief Thomas Cahill said that after the fire was put out, crews remained on scene throughout the afternoon to ventilate carbon monoxide. As of 10 p.m., crews were still working outside businesses, such as the Coop, which are still danger of carbon monoxide leaks.
“There’s not a timeline for businesses reopening at this time,” Cahill said. “We can’t fully control the CO levels in a lot of these businesses right now. We do have a third manhole that’s active. Eversource is working diligently to secure the power to that but until that power is secure and we know it’s secure it’s going to generate carbon monoxide.”
When firefighters arrived they spent the first 45 minutes evacuating businesses due to dangerously high carbon monoxide levels
A manhole explosion in Cambridge’s Harvard Square on Wednesday morning caused major traffic disruptions, according to police.
Cambridge police said the manhole explosion was reported around 8:30 a.m. in the vicinity of 27 Brattle Street. Firefighters were working to extinguish a fire following the explosion, and Eversource is also at the scene.
Fire officials said Wednesday afternoon that there were two separate manhole explosions, and a third one that was actively smoking. When firefighters arrived they spent the first 45 minutes evacuating businesses due to dangerously high carbon monoxide levels.
“We had very high CO readings, well over 100, at a number of the businesses in this area,” Acting Fire Chief Thomas F. Cahill Jr. told reporters, adding that anything above 0 is of concern, and they begin evacuations at 35 parts per million (ppm).
CAMBRIDGE — Multiple manhole explosions shut down Harvard Square for hours on Wednesday, prompting the evacuation of nearby buildings, shuttering businesses, and surprising Harvard students moving into dormitories, officials said.
Two manholes caught fire on Brattle Street Wednesday morning, followed hours later by a third manhole fire, requiring an all-day emergency response to the area, Acting Cambridge Fire Chief Thomas Cahill said in a video posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
A firefighter was taken to a local hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation and has since been released, said Jeremy Warnick, a spokesperson for Cambridge Fire.
Shortly before 6 p.m., firefighters were clearing the area, the fire department said on X.
Eversource remained on site to attend to a few businesses that had lost power, Warnick said. No residences lost power, he said.
It was not immediately clear Wednesday night when power was expected to be restored, he said.
Eversource brought a generator to the area to supply customers with backup power while permanent repairs were made, a spokesperson for the company said. Customers will be hooked up to the generator once the city’s wire inspector completes testing and grants approval.
The explosions sent smoke billowing into the air and ground traffic to a halt on busy streets.
When Cambridge firefighters arrived around 9 a.m. to the scene at 27 Brattle St., one manhole was on fire, Cahill said. Shortly after, a second manhole popped and was on fire, he said.
“All the manholes are connected to each other, so generally if you have a problem with one, if you are unable to shut the power down, it will trickle to the next one,” Cahill told reporters at the scene, according to video broadcast by WCVB.
The area was closed to cars and pedestrians as firefighters ventilated carbon monoxide from several nearby buildings, officials said. Crews from Eversource were “repairing an underground electric cable,” the utility said shortly before noon.
Cahill said the cause of the fires must still be determined but that “we believe everything is related to electrical” issues.
There were no injuries, but a firefighter was treated for smoke inhalation, police said.
JFK Street was reopened to traffic shortly before 12:30 p.m., but vehicular and pedestrian traffic entering the Brattle Street area was still diverted as of early evening, Cambridge police said on X.
Grace Liu, a Harvard University sophomore helping freshmen move in Wednesday, said the fire made a stressful day even more so.
“With all the moving, there is already a lot of traffic, which this adds to,” Liu said. “I can feel the parents’ stress.”
Fire officials spent at least the first 45 minutes evacuating buildings, Cahill said. Many nearby businesses had carbon monoxide readings well over 100, he said.
“Once the buildings were evacuated we did our best to get the [carbon monoxide] levels down,” he said.
As of late afternoon, businesses still had carbon monoxide levels between 25 and 30, Cahill said.
“There really isn’t a good [carbon monoxide] number. Anything above zero you should be concerned about,” he said. “At 35 we automatically evacuate buildings, whether they are residences or businesses.”
By early evening, carbon monoxide levels returned to normal in nearby buildings, Warnick said.
Katie Walsh, an employee at a Moleskin stationary store near the fire, said she learned about the explosion on her way to work. She was told to unlock the door to air out the building and leave.
Tomas Arroyo, a Harvard freshman who moved into his residence hall last week, said he walked over to see what the commotion was.
”I was thinking it would be something bigger with the traffic and all the firetrucks,” Arroyo said.
Eversource said its crews were fixing an underground electric cable in the aftermath of the fire.
“We’re working with @CambridgePolice and @CambridgeMAFire to make the area safe and there are currently no related power outages for our customers,” the utility said on X.
Travis Andersen of the Globe Staff contributed to this report.
Two manhole explosions shut down Harvard Square Wednesday.
It happened shortly after 8:30 a.m. on Brattle Street. It’s not clear yet what caused the explosions. Eversource raced to disable power to a third manhole near the other two that exploded.
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