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February 9, 2022 - Ceremony at Tewksbury Fire Department headquarters commemorates the propane gas fire and explosion that happened 50 years ago. Tewksbury firefighter Joel Altavesta raises and lowers the flag. (SUN/Julia Malakie)
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February 9, 2022 - Ceremony at Tewksbury Fire Department headquarters commemorates the propane gas fire and explosion that happened 50 years ago. Tewksbury firefighter Joel Altavesta raises and lowers the flag. (SUN/Julia Malakie)

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  • February 9, 2022 - Ceremony at Tewksbury Fire Department headquarters commemorates the propane gas fire and explosion that happened 50 years ago. (SUN/Julia Malakie)
  • February 9, 2022 - Ceremony at Tewksbury Fire Department headquarters commemorates the propane gas fire and explosion that happened 50 years ago. Retired Billerica Police Chief Paul Matthews, seated, and others listen as chaplain John Seiders at ceremony. Matthews was a police officer in 1972. (SUN/Julia Malakie)
  • February 9, 2022 - Ceremony at Tewksbury Fire Department headquarters commemorates the propane gas fire and explosion that happened 50 years ago. Tewksbury firefighter Joel Altavesta raises and lowers the flag. (SUN/Julia Malakie)
  • February 9, 2022 - Ceremony at Tewksbury Fire Department headquarters commemorates the propane gas fire and explosion that happened 50 years ago. Retired Billerica Police Chief Paul Matthews, seated, and others listen at ceremony. Matthews was a police officer in 1972. (SUN/Julia Malakie)
  • February 9, 2022 - Ceremony at Tewksbury Fire Department headquarters commemorates the propane gas fire and explosion that happened 50 years ago. (SUN/Julia Malakie)
  • February 9, 2022 - Ceremony at Tewksbury Fire Department headquarters commemorates the propane gas fire and explosion that happened 50 years ago. Tewksbury Fire Department color guard stands at attention as flag is raised. (SUN/Julia Malakie)
  • February 9, 2022 - Ceremony at Tewksbury Fire Department headquarters commemorates the propane gas fire and explosion that happened 50 years ago. Tewksbury firefighter Joel Altavesta raises and lowers the flag. (SUN/Julia Malakie)
  • February 9, 2022 - Ceremony at Tewksbury Fire Department headquarters commemorates the propane gas fire and explosion that happened 50 years ago. From left, chaplain John Seiders, Billerica Fire Chief Robert Cole, and Tewksbury Fire Chief Joseph Kearns. (SUN/Julia Malakie)
  • February 9, 2022 - Ceremony at Tewksbury Fire Department headquarters commemorates the propane gas fire and explosion that happened 50 years ago. Retired Tewksbury Fire Department Capt. Bob Fowler, left, and retired Lt. Ed Kearns, both of Tewksbury, who were both firefighters when the explosion happened in 1972. (SUN/Julia Malakie)
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