Crime & Safety

UPDATED: Three Richfield Boston Marathon Runners Reported 'Safe' on Facebook

Reports and updates on the explosions on Boylston Street near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.

***Last update: 8:50 p.m. Monday, April 15***

Richfield resident Dan Hinrichs is also reportedly safe, according to a friend's comment on Richfield Patch's Facebook page. See comments section below.

Updated at 4:50 p.m. Monday, April 15: Richfield resident Nadine Brown, along with her family, is being reported safe by friends on Facebook. See comments section below.

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Updated at 3:30 p.m. Monday, April 15: Richfield resident and marathon participant Kristofor Enlund told Facebook friends he was safe, according to friend Michelle Remer. See comments section below.

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Find out what's happening in Richfieldfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

The 2013 Boston Marathon that has been rocked by two explosions near its finish line, about 4 hours into the race.

According to the race's athlete tracker, five Richfield residents participated in the event today: Nadine Brown, Kristofor Enlund, Dan Hinrichs, Seth Koslowski and Bruce Rodich. It appears that all finished the race prior to the explosions, with the exception of Rodich, where no times are given at all.

As of 3 p.m. Monday, Boston police reported 23 injured and two dead.

Reports and pictures from the reported explosions at the Boston Marathon today are coming in via Twitter and Facebook. Reload this article as Patch pulls together more reports from social media in a Storify window above (use scroll bar at right) or at Storify.com.

Richfield Patch will update readers as more information becomes available.

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