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Fire department says radiation from box found in Roxbury was within limits

By Globe Staff

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  November 30, 2011

A radioactive box was found in the basement of a building in Roxbury this afternoon, but the radiation it emitted was within acceptable limits, and the fire department will dispose of it, authorities said. The padlocked wooden box was found at 64 Julian St. in the basement of a three-story building, shortly before 2 p.m., officials said. Boston police spokeswoman Elaine Driscoll said the bomb squad and the fire department’s hazardous materials unit were called in to investigate.

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