Fire officials: 1 dead in ammonia leak at Seaport seafood warehouse

Fire officials: 1 dead in ammonia leak at Seaport seafood warehouse

BOSTON (AP) — One worker died in an ammonia leak Wednesday at a seafood warehouse in the Seaport District in south Boston, authorities said.

Fire officials said the man was inside the warehouse but emergency responders were unable to reach him initially because of the strong fumes when they arrived at Stavis Seafoods Warehouse after receiving reports of a leak about 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Effort in Boston, other cities to combat extremism off to slow start
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Effort in Boston, other cities to combat extremism off to slow start

Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) — A federally funded effort in Boston, Los Angeles and Minneapolis to combat extremist recruitment has been slow to start since it was announced a year and a half ago.

Few local programs have been directly created by the "Countering Violent Extremism" pilot initiative, with officials in those cities just starting to distribute more than $500,000 in Department of Justice grant money to jumpstart new local efforts.

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