Chief Matthew Grafton reports that the Stoneham Fire Department responded to a working fire Monday night in a commercial building on Maple Street.

On Monday, March 17, at 9:42 p.m., Stoneham firefighters were called to 100 Maple St., a one-story commercial building, when fire alarms in the building were activated.

Upon arrival, crews found fire in a part of the building under renovation. Firefighters brought in a hose line and as they were starting to attack the fire, the building’s sprinklers activated. The fire was contained to a small portion of the building.

The fire was knocked down quickly, and there were no injuries, although it did take some time to shut down the sprinkler system, causing water damage.

The building owners were on scene as of late Monday night.

Among the assets on scene for Stoneham were Engines 1 and 4, Ladder 1 and Car 2.

“Our crews were quickly on the scene, thanks to the alarm system working properly, and were able to contain the fire,” Chief Grafton said. “I’d like to thank our firefighters for their professional work.”

Winchester firefighters provided on-scene mutual aid. Wakefield and Reading crews covered Stoneham stations.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Stoneham Fire Department.

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STONEHAM – Chief Matthew Grafton reports that the Stoneham Fire Department currently has several companies at the scene of a major crash on Interstate 93. 

On Friday, March 14, at approximately 3:15 p.m., the Stoneham Fire Department was called to the northbound lanes of Interstate 93 for a report of a multi-vehicle crash involving a box truck that rolled over. 

Engine 1, Engine 4, Ladder 1, Car 2 and Armstrong Ambulance responded to the scene, where they discovered a four-crash and a box truck that rolled onto its side in the northbound lanes of the highway. 

At least one injured vehicle occupant has been transported from the scene. There is an approximately 50 gallon fuel spill at the scene which is being contained by the Stoneham Fire Department. The Department of Environmental Protection has been notified.

Drivers are advised to avoid the area of Interstate 93. 

Firefighters from Reading and Wakefield are covering Stoneham Fire stations. Firefighters from Medford Fire Department are assisting at the scene.

STONEHAM – Chief Matthew Grafton reports that the Stoneham Fire Department and mutual aid partners responded Thursday to a serious motor vehicle crash on Interstate 93 at Interstate 95.

On Thursday, Feb. 20, at approximately 9:45 a.m., the Stoneham Fire Department was called to Interstate 93 northbound at the interchange with Interstate 95 for a report of a multi-vehicle crash with at least one vehicle rolled over.

Firefighters from Stoneham and Woburn responded since the crash was on the town line, and located a four-vehicle crash involving a box truck that rolled over and three other vehicles.

A Medford Fire Department captain who was driving in the area pulled an unconscious driver out of a vehicle that had a fuel leak.

Stoneham firefighters, under the command of Capt. Rob Dalis, stretched a hose line to ensure there was no fire as a result of that fuel leak, and also used hydraulic tools to free another unconscious driver from a vehicle.

A total of four patients were transported from the scene with serious injuries. They were transported by Armstrong Ambulance, Woburn Fire Ambulance, and Cataldo Ambulance.

Stoneham Fire worked to contain the fuel spill from one of the vehicles, and notified the Department of Environmental Protection of the spill.

The crash is under investigation by the Massachusetts State Police.

Firefighters from Reading and Wakefield covered Stoneham stations while companies responded to the crash. Companies were on scene for approximately three hours before the scene was cleaned up and cleared.