Fire In Sudbury At Cavicchio Greenhouses Requires Hazmat Response

SUDBURY, MA — A 3-alarm fire damaged a building at the Cavicchio Greenhouses complex in Sudbury Wednesday afternoon, and required a hazmat team to help clean up, according to officials.

The fire broke out near 3 p.m. along Codjer Lane and sent a large plume of smoke into the sky over Sudbury. Firefighters warned residents to keep their windows closed due to the smoke.

The fire department said the greenhouse that caught fire contained fertilizer, and so a regional hazmat team was called as firefighters worked to contain the blaze.

No one was injured in the fire, the Sudbury Fire Chief John Whalen said in an update late Wednesday.

Roads were briefly closed near Cavicchio Greenhouses, which is located just north of Route 20. Local fire departments nearby responded to help Sudbury firefighters.

Cavicchio Greenhouses was founded in 1910 on an apple orchard, and has since grown into a 250-acre site just north of Route 20.