3 Alarm Fire Destroys Auburn American Legion Post

A fast moving 3 alarm fire on Friday night destroyed the Chester P. Tuttle Post at 88 Bancroft Street in Auburn.  AuburnMassFire reports the blaze was first reported to the Auburn Emergency Communication Center just before 8PM on March 15th.  Crews arrived 4 minutes later to view heavy smoke coming from the roof. There were…

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3 Hospitalized After Overnight Fire In Charlton

Just after midnight on Saturday, July 7th, firefighters from the Charlton Fire Department were dispatched to a structure fire at 63 Main Street. Within minutes, flames were visible coming from the second story of the home and it was declared a 3 alarm fire.  Mutual aid was brought in from Auburn, Douglas, Dudley, Oxford, Leicester, Southbridge,…

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Car Fire On Mass Pike Extinguished

Probably not the way this driver wanted to start the weekend.  Firefighters from Auburn and Charlton reported to mile marker 86.2 on the Mass Pike on Friday afternoon, June 29th for a fully engulfed car fire.  No reports of any injuries or cause at this time. More photos from the incident are below.   Engine…

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Careless Smoking Sparks Auburn Car Fire

On the afternoon of Friday, May 4th, the Auburn Fire Department was called to the westbound side of the Mass Pike to put out a fire in a Honda CR-V that began when an occupant did not properly dispose of smoking materials. The fire department reminds you to be cognizant of disposing items properly with…

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State HazMat Team Assists Auburn In Odor Investigation

The Massachusetts Hazardous Materials Response Team assisted the Auburn Fire Department on Monday night tracking the source of an odor of gasoline in several storm drains on Jerome Avenue. Shortly after 7:30 PM the Auburn Fire Department was dispatched to 30 Jerome Avenue for an odor of gas. On arrival they detected an odor they…

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