Truck Fire with Exposure Issues in Waltham

Photo by PETER LOBO

Photo by PETER LOBO

Photo by PETER LOBO

Photo by PETER LOBO

Photo by PETER LOBO

Photo by PETER LOBO
Waltham, MA - Around 7:30 A.M. on February 20th, Weston Engine 3 and Ambulance 1 responded to a rollover on I-95, near route 20. At the same time, Waltham Engine 7, Rescue 1 and Medic responded to a rollover on I-95 southbound, near Totten Pond Road.
Engine 7 found a van on its side at Totten Pond Road with no apparent injuries. Weston Engine 3 and Ambulance 1 found nothing on I-95 north in Waltham and began to return back to Weston.
As companies were arriving at the accident, a box alarm was transmitted for a truck fire up against a gas station garage on Totten Pond Road. Because Weston Engine 3 was getting off I-95 and Waltham Engine 7 heard the box alarm, both companies took the box, as heavy smoke was showing in the sky.
Weston Engine 3 arrived first and got a line on the fire. In the meantime, Engines 2,4 and 8, along with Ladder 3 and Medic 1 were on their way. Engine 7 then took a line and assisted Weston Engine 3. Engine 4 needed to dig a hydrant out of a snow bank in order to supply Engine 7.
It took about 15 minutes to knock down the fire. The building sustained minimal damage.