MARLBOROUGH – Three Marlborough residents were displaced after a fire in their home on Elm Heights Terrace.
The fire was reported by a neighboring resident at 9:25 a.m. via 911. The resident, with the assistance of a couple of neighbors, helped the three residents to evacuate.
Squad 1 arrived on scene first, with Engine 2 right behind them. Squad 1 reported smoke coming from the rear of the house from the rear of the house with possible extension to the attic space. The box for a working fire was transmitted.
Marlborough Car 1 and Car 2 responded to the scene on the working fire. Engine 2 and Squad 1 personnel advanced a hose line into the house while Rescue 1 did a quick search to ensure that no people or pets were still inside. Crews from Eversource and National Grid were requested to the scene to shut off the utilities.
The fire was extinguished and overhauled, and the walls and ceilings in the fire area were opened up to ensure that the fire had not spread to other parts of the residence.
According to Battalion Chief Ken MacEwen, the fire was in a bedroom in the rear of the house.
“Luckily, one of the residents had the foresight to close the door, which contained the fire to the room of origin,” he said.
MacEwen said there was fire and smoke damage.
“All in all, it was a textbook room and contents fire. No one was injured, there were no transports from the fire by Patriot EMS,” he said.
The residents were taken to the Senior Center temporarily, and the Red Cross was called in to assist them. The Red Cross found a hotel room for the residents.
The all-out sounded at 11:03. Damage estimates are being assessed.
The cause of the fire was undisclosed.
