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Fully-Involved Trailer Truck Fire Extinguished in Waltham
May 27, 2025 | MASSACHUSETTS
PETER LOBO, Correspondent

Photo by PETER LOBO

Photo by PETER LOBO

Photo by PETER LOBO

Photo by PETER LOBO

Photo by PETER LOBO
This article is a direct street report from our correspondent and has not been edited by the 1st Responder newsroom.
WALTHAM, MA - On May 27th, Waltham 911 received multiple calls for a truck fire on I-95 south at Winter Street.
Engines 2 and 7 were dispatched. While responding, the 911 center said they could see heavy smoke in the sky. Deputy Chief Brock Roland requested Engine 8 to respond.
Upon arrival, they they found a tractor fully-involved. There was no trailer. It took firefighters about 30 minutes to put the fire out.
The DEP and Cambridge Water Commission were requested, as it was near their reservoir.