Crime & Safety

HazMat and the Fire Department Respond to Fire at UPS

No injuries were reported after the fire at the UPS facility.

At about 3 p.m., the , along with a hazardous waste materials crew responded to the UPS Facility on Route 140 near Route 20.

The fire started in a trailer parked behind the facility.

"No injuries were reported, but we'll have more information later," said Shrewsbury Fire Chief James Vuona.

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The state Department of Environmental Protection also responded to the scene.

Trucks were backed up at while the fire department extinguished the fire and investigated. No traffic near the Route 20 entrance was backed up.

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