Crime & Safety
3-Alarm Blaze Destroys Firefighter's Northborough Home
Firefighter Todd Yellick and his family suffered the total loss of their home and a pet.
NORTHBOROUGH, MA—On Sunday around 3:30 a.m., Northborough firefighters responded to a house fire in town. The fire was at the home of their brother Todd Yellick, who has been a firefighter in town for more than 20 years.
Yellick had been out on leave with an injury.
The fire quickly escalated to three alarms. Yellick received minor injuries trying to get his family and pets out of the home. The family, which includes Yellick's wife and two children, lost one family pet cat.
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The home has been determined to be a total loss.
The Northborough Professional Firefighters set up a fund for the family.
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Donations can be made payable to:
Northborough Professional Firefighters
Local 3057 Relief Fund
PO Box 103
Northborough, MA 01532
Photo via Northborough Firefighters
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