Boston Emergency Medical Services fielded a surge of heat-related calls for a second day yesterday, but nothing serious, said Boston EMS spokeswoman Jennifer Mehigan.
We had just under 10 cases of fainting, dehydration, or other heat-related issues. We’re thinking people took advice to stay indoors.’’
But many people work outdoors, some fighting fires.
Boston Deputy Fire Chief Michael Doherty called in three alarms to a fire in an Egleston Square duplex yesterday afternoon, in part because he feared that the high temperatures would overwhelm firefighters. About 75 firefighters worked in rotation, alternately fighting the fire and guzzling water.
In Framingham yesterday, 1,700 people walked about a dozen miles to Waltham in midday heat as part of a Susan G. Komen breast cancer fund-raiser.
Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Co. trains on the Framingham/Worcester line were experiencing heat-related delays of 10 to 15 minutes yesterday afternoon, according to the MBTA website. The last time Massachusetts hit 100 degrees was July 6, 2010, and the all-time record for Boston is 104 degrees, set July 4, 1911.
Because yesterday was the third straight day with temperatures more than 90 degrees, Massachusetts is officially in a heat wave.
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