Crime & Safety

Fire the Latest Blow for Allison Wilson

Basement fire at 1 Hingham Rd. is investigated.

Barely a year after her son was killed in a motor vehicle crash, Allison Wilson has lost her home, at least temporarily, due to an early morning fire at her home on Hingham Road.

reported the damage at about $120,000.

The fire was reported at 3:28 a.m., Gauthier said.

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Wilson was outside the home when firefighters arrived, the chief said. Neighbors called 911.

The house is not habitable, said Gauthier, because of serious smoke and some heat damage.

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Wilson's son, . He was 16.

Since then, Allison Wilson has been involved in talking with young people about the importance of making good decisions. She has also been active in raising money and awareness for a scholarship in her son's name.

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