Two-Alarm Fire Breaks Out on Burgess Avenue in Westwood, One Day after Christmas

A two-alarm fire that occurred around 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Westwood’s Burgess Avenue on the evening of Thursday, December 26, 2024, was extinguished after a response by Westwood Fire Department and neighboring towns.

The fire at 261 Burgess Avenue, near the intersection of that street with Hartford Street, was reported to be a living room fire, according to Canton Firefighters IAFF Local 1580 on the social media platform, X. 

Along with Canton Fire Department, Westwood received mutual aid from Walpole, Needham, Medfield, Norwood, and Dedham fire departments.

The fire appears to have been extinguished sometime around 9:00 p.m.

Updated 12/26/2024 at 11:29 p.m. A reference in the headline to "Burgess Street" has been corrected to "Burgess Avenue."

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