2 Families Displaced in 2-Alarm Framingham Fire

Two families were displaced from a home on Fay Road, after a 2-alarm fire on Saturday afternoon.

When Engine 3 arrived from Framingham Fire headquarters, firefighters saw heavy fire from the rear of the two-family home at 25-27 Fay Road, said Deputy Fire Chief Kevin Burns.

Burns said a neighbor called 9-1-1 after seeing smoke and fire at the home, just after 2 p.m. on August 1.

Firefighters did not know when they arrived at the house that none of the nine individuals were not home at the time, said Burns, so before firefighters could tackle the flames they did a search of the first and second floors.

Burns said he struck the second alarm, due to weather conditions.

He said the hot weather Saturday combined with the advanced fire conditions when the firefighters arrived made it necessary.

One firefighter was injured. He had a non-life threatening injury and was treated and released from MetroWest Medical Center, said Burns.

Burns said the house is not livable. He said there was heavy smoke and fire damage on both the first and second floors, as well as the third floor attic.

A family of five lived on the first floor and a family of four lived on the second floor said Burns.

The Framingham Deputy Fire Chief estimated $100,000 worth of damage to the house, not including personal property damage,

He said the family was offered the services of the Red Cross, but made other arrangements.

Engine 3 and Ladder 3 from Framingham Fire headquarters responded to the fire, along with Engine 5 and the rescue truck from the Concord Street station. Engine 1 from the Route 9 station responded and when the second alarm was struck, the engines from both the Nobscot and Saxonville stations, as well as the platform truck from the center station was stationed on Route 135 to assist with the fire, said Burns.

”We needed the man power,” said Burns, “more than the equipment.”

“The men made a great stop on a fire that had a big head start by the time we arrived on the scene,” said Burns.

”Despite the heavy amount of fire on all three floors, the men were able to knock the fire down in 20 minutes,” said Burns.

The cause of the fire is unknown. A investigation is ongoing, but it appears the fire was unintentional said Burns.