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The 911 emergency system was down statewide in Massachusetts on Tuesday afternoon. The Boston Police Department warned the public: “If you are experiencing an emergency please pull a Fire Box.” Locals in Boston in need of help were advised to reach out to local district stations through their local phone numbers, pull fire boxes, or approach an officer as police were patrolling the city with blue lights activated “for high visibility” amid the shutdown.
We’ve been in touch with the state and with all the relevant officials to work on getting this resolved,” Wu said. “There are multiple places on the police website you can find the phone numbers for all of the district stations, and those will be available also on social media.” Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox said, it was unclear how long the outage would last. “This could be very temporary,' he said.
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