Fire Engine May Have Caused Blaze at Concord Firehouse

CONCORD, MA – A blaze that erupted inside of a Concord firehouse overnight may have started in the unlikeliest of places – one of the station's fire engines.

Concord Fire Captain William Noke told the Boston Globe a preliminary investigation has indicated that the fire started in Engine 4 and multiple reports Wednesday showed the vehicle being removed from the scene for inspection.

Replacing the engine, which was destroyed in the fire, could cost $600,000, the Globe reported.

Three on-duty firefighters escaped the two-alarm blaze at Station 2, which began around 1 a.m. Wednesday morning.

According to a WHDH report, the first floor of the station sustained significant damage, the second floor had minor damages, and a second fire engine and an ambulance were also damaged in the blaze.

Image via Concord Police Department Twitter