Cigarette causes small fire at Cordaville Road business

August 24, 2007

Southborough's 9-1-1 communication center received a report of a building fire at 150 Cordaville Road at 3:32 PM. A first alarm was sounded recalling off-duty and call personnel. The fire alarm from the building was received shortly after the phone call was received.

Arriving Firefighters found a fire in the exterior wood facade of the building, with a moderate smoke condition inside of the business. A worker was in the process of extinguishing the fire with a hand-held fire extinguisher. Firefighters completed the extinguishment of the fire using tank water. The facade was removed and checked for extension of the fire inside. Two exhaust fans were used to remove smoke which spread throughout the building.

The cause of the fire was improper disposal of smoking material.

The last unit left the scene at 4:56 PM.

case#:(0701581) SOUTHBOROUGH FIRE DEPARTMENT
date: (08/24/07)  time: (15:32:00) case#: (0701581) 
inc code: 111 BUILDING FIRE 
comp: FRONT OF BUILDING REPORTED ON FIRE 
( 150) (CORDAVILLE ) (RD) 
001 C20  C1 15:34 15:34 15:39 16:56 
1:CHIEF MAURO 

002 E21 L9 15:45 15:45 15:49 16:46  
1:LT G. HUBLEY 

003 E22 F44 F38 15:32 15:32 15:35 16:46 
1:FF STRONG 2:FF KANE 

004 E23 F40 F49 15:32 15:32 15:35 16:33 
1:FF RICE 2:FF WILLS 

005 L26 L7 L8 F73 E82 15:48 15:48 15:50 16:56  
1:LT MAURO 2:LT COLLEARY 3:FF HAYES 4:EMT C BECHTEL

Firefighters remove the facade of the building that received fire damage, and check to ensure that fire did not extend into the space above the entry.

Fire apparatus lines the driveway.

The fire was caused by improper disposal of smoking material.