Worcester Fire Department

A vacant building caught fire in Worcester for the second time in months, according to officials. The building on Oxford Street was already boarded up from a previous fire this fall, according to Deputy Chief Martin Dyer, when it caught fire overnight. Firefighters put out heavy flames from the front of the building when they arrived on scene. Crews remained…

Flames ripped through a multi-family home in Worcester, Massachusetts, displacing six people on the first day of 2021. Everyone made it out safely, and there were no reported injuries, but the damage at the 2.5-story home on Abbott Place has left a half dozen people without a place to live. Worcester fire officials say flames were shooting through the roof…

A person has serious injuries after firefighters had to remove them from an apartment fire in Worcester, Massachusetts. The Worcester Fire Department responded around 6:55 p.m. Friday for reports of a structure fire at 1341 Main Street. Firefighters quickly found a victim inside and removed them from the apartment, Deputy Fire Chief Martin Dyer said. First aid was provided on…

More than 550 employees of Worcester have been targeted in a nationwide unemployment insurance benefits scam, city officials say. The scam involves identity thieves using the victims’ personal information to file claims for unemployment benefits. The city received about 40 fraudulent claims from March to mid-August, Dori Vecchio, the city’s human resources director told The Telegram & Gazette. Since then,…

A multi-family caught fire in Worcester early Monday morning, leaving 10 people displaced, according to officials. The fire broke out on the second floor of the four-story apartment building. Flames engulfed the walls, requiring a lot of manpower to find hidden fire and open up walls and ceilings, according to the city’s fire department. The fire was extinguished and is…

A fire tore through a commercial building Tuesday in Worcester, Massachusetts. Heavy smoke was engulfing the building at 1090 Main Street, near Webster Square, as fighters attempted to knock down the fire, which broke out around 11 a.m. A cellphone repair shop and an auto repair shop are among the businesses that were impacted. The fire reached four alarms. Firefighters…

A fire tore through multiple businesses Tuesday in Worcester.

Two people, including a firefighter, were injured Sunday in a house fire in Worcester, Massachusetts, officials said. The Worcester Fire Department responded Sunday evening to a 2-alarm fire at 5 Sandra Drive. Heavy fire was knocked down quickly, the department said on Twitter, but one resident and one firefighter were taken to local hospitals with minor injuries. The cause of…

The Worcester Fire Department responded to 5 Sandra Drive Sunday afternoon.

Thousands of mourners, including many firefighters, lined the streets of Worcester Monday to pay their final respects to fallen fire Lt. Jason Menard, who died while saving others during a fire last week. Firefighters from as far as California and Canada were among a sea of first responders who came to salute the fallen lieutenant under drizzly skies as his...

In an all too familiar scene, the Worcester community came together Monday night to remember a fallen firefighter. One year after the death of firefighter Christopher Roy, a bronze monument was unveiled in his honor at the Webster Square firehouse where he was based.  “What can we learn from Chris is to persevere in the face of tragedy and...

A Massachusetts firefighter whose life was saved by a lieutenant who gave his own life has been released from the hospital, authorities said Wednesday. Worcester Fire Lt. Jason Menard died battling a blaze on Pleasant Street on Nov. 13. Firefighter Chris Pace was seriously injured and was hospitalized for the following two weeks.

Local punk rockers Dropkick Murphys took the stage at a sold-out event Friday in Worcester, Massachusetts, to raise funds for the family of fallen fire Lt. Jason Menard, who died saving others during a fire earlier this month. Menard was laid to rest Monday, when thousands of firefighters lined the streets to say goodbye to the 39-year-old firefighter and father...

Local punk rockers Dropkick Murphys will perform this week at a sold-out event in Worcester to raise funds for the family of fallen fire Lt. Jason Menard, who died saving others during a fire earlier this month. The band is expected to play an acoustic set Friday evening at the “Night for Lt. Jason Menard’s Family” event at Worcester Beer...

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A public viewing will be held this afternoon for fallen Worcester Fire Lt. Jason Menard, who died in the line of duty last Wednesday. Calling hours on Sunday will be from 3 to 7 p.m. at Mercadante Funeral Home in Worcester. Lt. Menard, 39, died while responding to a four-alarm house fire on Stockholm St. after he became trapped on...

Flags flew at half-staff across Massachusetts, Thursday, as community members paid tribute to fallen Worcester Fire Lt. Jason Menard, who died while saving fellow firefighters during a blaze this week. Throughout the night Wednesday, mourners came to place flowers at a solemn memorial at the McKeon Street fire station in Worcester, hours after officials announced Menard’s death.