The damaged house at 14 Old Concord Road looking east toward the Lindentree Farm barn (left).
A fire cause by high winds heavily damaged a home on Old Concord Road in the early-morning hours of February 29.
Neighbors saw fire shooting through the roof of 14 Old Concord Road and called the Fire Department, which responded with Engine 2 and Ladder 1 and was assisted by firefighters from Concord, Wayland, Weston, and Hanscom Air Force Base. No injuries were reported. No one was in the house, which has been unoccupied for some time.
The fire started when a large tree came down over power lines due to high wins and causing a power surge to the house, Fire Chief Brian Young said. The fire was also found to have a “significant head start” due to a lack of working smoke detectors within the home, he added.
The house, which is located behind the Lindentree Farm barn on a separate parcel, is owned by Heather McCune, according to town land records. The one-story flat-roof cinderblock home was built around 1950 and is assessed at just $103,000, though the 2.9-acre parcel is assessed for $943,900.