Tree Down on Wires Sparks Fire Near Depot Rd, Ashburnham MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/31/2025 11:58 AM

Near Depot Rd, Ashburnham, MA 01430

Fire crews responded to a tree that fell on wires near Depot Road in Ashburnham, causing a fire and live wires to be down. The fire posed a threat to a nearby building, and power was being shut off to the building while National Grid was contacted for assistance.

Audio|Source: Ashburnham Area Fire Departments

02:26

Transcript:

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00:18

59 file on from each of one Yes rang anjol one

00:29

Stand by.

00:40

engine three at the depot.

00:43

Measure 3, 8,500.

00:52

Fire and to be advised PD's on scene reporting poll number 18 behind command advanced coatings still wide wires contact national credit at this time 1502

01:10

Manager 1 to file on.

01:14

Standby, engine 1.

01:15

Trying to get it in phone to a national grid.

01:22

All right, let me answer to engine 1.

01:26

On Town Farm Road, we had a smoke detector in a bookshelf.

01:30

No hazard on scene, no readings in the house. Engine 1 who are sitting responding over the depot.

01:38

Received, engine one.

01:40

Faulty detected, you're clear. 1505.

01:48

Parallarm, Engine 3, Engine 1, National Guids been contacted. They're going to respond priority. They're going to call back with the UTIA, 1406.

01:54

Correction, 1506.

02:00

Engine 3 to Firearm.

02:03

Fire alarm.

02:04

Fire alarm.

02:07

We do have live wires down some fire. We're going to be securing power to the building.

02:15

It is an exposure.

02:19

Proceed. W3 is reporting, exposure on scene, live wires down with fire, securing power to the building, 1507.

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Near Depot Rd, Ashburnham, MA 01430

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