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Northborough Fire Handles First-Alarm Apartment Smoke Call

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January 29, 2026 | MASSACHUSETTS Courtesy of Northborough Fire Department,
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Northborough, MA — January 29th — On Thursday, the Northborough Fire Department received a first-alarm report about smoke inside a residential apartment complex located at 130 Main Street. After arriving on the site, firefighters started looking into the smoke conditions within one of the apartments.


To identify the source of the smoke and make sure it didn't spread to other regions of the building, crews inspected the impacted unit and the surrounding areas. Emergency responders evaluated one citizen during the incident. No more details regarding the person's condition were disclosed. Operations included keeping an eye on the building's air quality, ventilation as necessary, and making sure everyone was safe. Crews continued their on-scene inspection before ending the call, and the incident's scope remained confined.

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Courtesy of Northborough Fire Department

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