Overview
- An unoccupied tractor-trailer rolled across Wood Road and struck the side of a commercial building in Braintree on Friday, breaching Pure Hockey’s storage area and leaving part of the structure unsafe.
- First responders closed a portion of Wood Road, evacuated the businesses, and shut off electricity and natural gas as a precaution while no injuries were reported.
- The Norfolk County Technical Rescue Team and local fire departments built extensive temporary supports and cribbing by Friday night to stabilize the compromised roof and walls.
- Crews are treating removal as a complex, staged operation to avoid causing a collapse, and the State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Section is investigating why the truck rolled.
- Widowmaker Brewing lost about 30 barrels of beer made that day but suffered no equipment damage, and officials and business owners are monitoring utility restoration and the timeline for safe reopening.