Crime & Safety

Two-Alarm Fire on Walnut Place

Brookline Fire Department fighting a fire at Walnut Place in Brookline.

Shortly after 9 p.m., the Brookline Fire department reported a fire at 76 Walnut Place, which became a two-alarm fire about half an hour later. According to reports received via Facebook and Twitter, the fire broke out in the attic and walls of the wood-framed home.

The second alarm called in crews from Cambridge and Newton. Scanner reports indicate that the fire has been knocked down, and these secondary teams are being released as of 10:10 p.m. 

Update: Photos from the fire are available at Box 714 Imaging. 12:15 a.m.

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Update 2: At the time of the fire, the home was under construction. 9:37 a.m.


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