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911 services restored in Massachusetts; NH not affected by outage

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Massachusetts’ 911 emergency system was restored Tuesday afternoon after an hours-long outage. During a press conference about plans for Friday’s parade honoring the NBA champion Boston Celtics, Boston authorities talked about the outage but did not provide details about the incident. They described it as a temporary problem that was being worked on. Some people in New Hampshire received alerts about downed 911 services, but the New Hampshire Division of Emergency Services and Communications said there was no 911 outage in the Granite State. Some Maine residents also received the alert, according to the Maine Department of Public Safety. The department said the Federal Emergency Management Agency is investigating the error. Massachusetts officials said around 3:45 p.m. that 911 services had been restored. They said the cause of the outage was still under investigation.

MANCHESTER, N.H. —

Massachusetts’ 911 emergency call system was restored Tuesday afternoon after an outage lasting several hours.

During a press conference about plans for Friday’s parade honoring the NBA champion Boston Celtics, Boston officials discussed the outage but did not provide details, calling it a temporary issue that was being worked on.

Some people in New Hampshire received advisories that 911 service was down, but the New Hampshire Division of Emergency Services and Communications said there was no 911 outage in the Granite State.

According to the Maine Department of Public Safety, some state residents also received the alert. The department said the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is investigating the error.

Massachusetts officials said around 3:45 p.m. that emergency services had been restored. They said the cause of the outage was still under investigation.

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