Firefighters were notified by 911 calls and someone running into the fire station on Somerville Street at 5:44 p.m. Wednesday.Engines 7,11,10, Engines 8, 9 as RIC engines, Truck 1 and 7, R1, Squad 1, Battalion Chief 1, ALS 2, Fire Investigator K1 all responded.
Firefighters responded and immediately called for a working fire and had heavy fire in a detached garage with an adjacent house that had exposure to the flames and heat.
Crews made a quick attack on the fire and kept it from spreading to 684 Clay St which was the residential structure next to it.
The garage and two vehicles were heavily damaged. The residential structure sustained damage to the siding due to the intense heat of the fire. The garage is considered a total loss. The fire was brought under control at 6:04 p.m.
One firefighter suffered a minor knee sprain.
At this time the fire remains under investigation, however there is no evidence, physical or circumstantial to suggest an intentionally set fire.
©Jeffrey Hastings www.frameofmindphoto.com/news