Sudbury Fire Department Extinguishes Two-Alarm Fire on Longfellow Road

SUDBURY — Chief John Whalen reports that the Sudbury Fire Department and mutual aid partners extinguished a two-alarm fire in a home on Thursday afternoon.

On Thursday, Aug. 15, at approximately 4:16 p.m., the Sudbury Fire Department was called to a home at 120 Longfellow Road for a report of a possible fire caused by a lightning strike as heavy storms moved over the area.

Companies arrived to find smoke showing from the roof and fire showing from the rear of the home. Companies attacked the fire from inside the home, stretching hose lines up into the attic. 

The fire in the attic area and second floor was knocked down and brought under control in about 35 minutes. There were no reported injuries.

A family that lives in the home will be displaced due to damage. 

Firefighters from Lincoln, Hudson, Weston and Wayland provided mutual aid at the scene, and firefighters from Stow, Framingham and Marlborough covered Sudbury fire stations. 

The cause of the fire remains under investigation but is presumed to be a lightning strike. 

“The weather posed a serious challenge as we battled this fire, but companies did an excellent job of getting inside the home and knocking down the seat of the fire,” said Chief Whalen. “I’d like to thank all of our mutual aid companies for their response. The communities around us were also busy with storm calls, but they still showed up to help us when we needed it.”