Firefighters from Lincoln and several other area towns responded to an April 7 house fire in Weston that caused extensive damage and also a brush fire nearby.
The house at 479 North Ave. is at the corner of Route 117 and Lincoln Street, a stone’s throw from where the latter turns into Weston Road in Lincoln. Route 117 eastbound was closed at Tower Road in Lincoln for some time, and drivers heading south on Weston Road had to turn around.
No one was inside when firefighters arrived at around 12:40 p.m., according to Lincoln Fire Chief Brian Young. The fire apparently started in some mulch close to the house and strong winds pushed the fire under the porch, into the eaves of the deck, and eventually into the rafters of the house, which then caught the large attic space on fire. Windblown embers also started a brush fire on the other side of Lincoln Street, he said.
The scene was crowded for hours with emergency vehicles and firefighters from Waltham, Newton, Wayland, Wellesley, Sudbury, Lexington, Needham, and Framingham, according to the Weston Fire Department’s Facebook page. The fire reached four alarms; each alarm is a request for three fire engines and a ladder truck, and each engine has four firefighters, resulting in a total of 64 firefighters, Young said. They spent several hours exposing ceilings and walls to access where the fire was burning up in the attic so it could be fully extinguished.
Aerial shots were captured by a helicopter from WHDH-TV (7 News Boston). The house was valued at $2.16 million, according to Zillow.
So sad to lose so much. At least no one was injured.
Many thanks to our firefighters who kept it from spreading.
Sara Mattes