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    Photos: MA Firefighters Battle Flames in 1700s Home

    Jan. 31, 2022
    Boylston firefighters and mutual aid companies battled a three-alarm fire in a vacant multi-unit dwelling on Sunday.

    By Anoushka Dalmia and Christine Peterson

    Source Telegram & Gazette (TNS)

    Christine Peterson/Telegram & Gazette
    Boylston firefighters and mutual aid companies battled a three-alarm fire in a vacant multiple-unit dwelling on Sunday.
    Boylston firefighters and mutual aid companies battled a three-alarm fire in a vacant multiple-unit dwelling on Sunday.

    BOYLSTON — A three-alarm fire at a vacant multiunit home on Central Street had firefighters battling a blaze for hours on Sunday.

    No injuries were reported. The house, 29-31 Central St., was allegedly full of antiques.

    Several towns assisted with mutual aid including West Boylston, Shrewsbury, Berlin, Clinton, Lancaster, Northborough, Westborough, Holden and Sterling.

    Firefighters were putting the blaze out into the evening. Piles of snow in the aftermath of the storm, with live electrical wires down in the middle of road, made the task more difficult.

    The home dates back to the 1700s and according to owner John Decrow, it was once scouted for the TV show "American Pickers."

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