Crime & Safety
Waltham Fire: 3-Alarm Blaze Raged at Apartment Complex
A multi-alarm fire tore through units at Windsor Village on Monday.
WALTHAM, MA – A three-alarm fire raged in Waltham's Windsor Village Monday afternoon.
The blaze was reported in a brick townhouse on Stearns Hill Road around 2:30 p.m.. Fire departments from Cambridge, Newton and Weston provided aid. Trucks from Belmont and Watertown were also sent to the scene, according to Wicked Local.
Waltham Fire Chief Paul Ciccone told Wicked Local the layout of the apartment complex – specifically its location on a hill and stepped pathways – posed significant challenges when trying to get the fire under control. It was knocked down shortly before 5 p.m.
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Four apartment units were impacted by the fire, WCVB reported. No one was injured.
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— Scott LaPrade (@ScottLaPrade) March 27, 2017
#NFD E-1, E-2, L-1, C-2 & C-1 out #mutualaid to @WalthamFireDept for their 3rd alarm on box 3436 at 4207 Stearns Hill Rd.
— Newton Fire (@NewtonFireDept) March 27, 2017
Mutual aid to Waltham on their 3rd alarm fire Box 3-3436 for Stearns Hill Rd. #CambMA Lad1, Squad 4, and Div 2 to the fire. Eng 9 to cover.
— Cambridge Fire Dept. (@CambridgeMAFire) March 27, 2017
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L1 Covering @WalthamFireDept L1 and E1 covering E4 on their 3rd Alarm on Stearns Hill Rd pic.twitter.com/FKCZKCes9z
— Weston Fire (@WESTON_FIRE) March 27, 2017
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