Fire chief says cause of Oct. 15 Framingham apartment fire was electrical

FRAMINGHAM — A fire that caused a six-story apartment building to be evacuated in October and heavily damaged one of the units was electrical in nature, according to Fire Chief Michael Dutcher.

Dutcher said the Oct. 15 fire at the Granada/Georgetown Apartments at 640 Worcester Road (Route 9) occurred because of “failure of electric components.”

That could mean it was due to an outlet that was either faulty or overloaded, he said, adding that in either case, it's an unintentional fire.

The two-alarm fire was reported in the six-story, 72-unit apartment building about 9:15 a.m. on Oct. 15. When firefighters arrived, they found smoke and fire coming from an apartment unit on the first floor.

The building had to be evacuated and it required firefighters about 40 minutes to get the blaze under control. Firefighters had to remain on scene for several hours afterward to clear smoke and carbon monoxide caused by the fire that had spread throughout the building.

One firefighter suffered a minor knee injury fighting the fire but there were no other injuries.

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