Sherborn FD Responds to 2-Alarm Fire on Route 16

The Sherborn Fire Department responded to a 2-alarm fire on Route 16 in Sherborn today.

The fire burnt several structures to the ground behind a house on 237 Washington Street at about 3:00 p.m. Thursday.

“We got called at just about 3 o’clock for a structure fire. We had a small garage with a large attached section on it that was well involved when we arrived and a trailer home on the backside that was just starting to be involved also,” Sherborn Fire Chief Josh Buckler said.

“We knocked the fire down and we’re currently investigating the cause of it now,” Buckler said.

According to authorities no one was in the structures or inside the home at the time of the fire.

Buckler said there was commercial equipment including lawnmowers and landscaping equipment inside of the garage.

He also said there may have been gasoline on the inside and outside of the building.

“There were gas cans and things on the outside and possibly inside, we’re not one hundred percent sure. A lot of the contents inside were destroyed,” Buckler said.

Holliston, Dover and Ashland fire departments assisted in putting out the fire. The State Fire Marshall was also on-scene.

The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.

“We’re not sure right now. We’re still looking into it to try and determine the cause,” Buckler said.