Smoke seen at residential fire in Charlton, Charlton MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/14/2025 02:29 PM

Near Partridge Hill Rd, Charlton, MA 01507

Fire and police responded to a structure fire near Partridge Hill Road in Charlton. Smoke was visible from the front door and window. All occupants were safely evacuated. The fire was suspected to be inside the walls. A first alarm was declared and firefighters took position near the driveway behind police vehicles.

Audio|Source: South Worcester County Law Dispatch, Oxford, Charlton, Webster, Dudley

02:34

Transcript:

00:00

Can you start towards near Partridge Hill Road for a possible structure fire, possible dryer on fire?

00:10

Fireman route.

00:14

(number withheld), I'll be on road as well.

00:18

Okay.

00:27

(number withheld), I'll be in room.

00:31

3010. 301.

00:36

301.

00:40

Code 1[1], we lock gas at Charlton, Mass PC 5 Juliet, Lincoln, Whiskey, 185, JLW18.

00:51

Okay. Thank you.

00:57

740 to (number withheld).

01:00

Number 12, you said.

01:08

Cermanent near Partridge.

01:10

Okay, you hear it.

01:13

You hear it.

01:14

There's 724 in the area.

01:19

724-(number withheld), I'm out.

01:22

Thank you.

01:31

740, same traffic.

01:36

Bracus.

01:37

139, same traffic.

01:42

139, same traffic.

01:51

4, (number withheld). (number withheld).

01:54

(number withheld).

01:59

All right, I got smoke coming out the front door as well as one of the front windows.

02:03

Everybody's out of the house.

02:05

They believe the fire might be somewhere in the walls.

02:12

Receive, we just struck the first alarm.

02:16

Let fire know it's going to be the driveway right behind the cruisers.

02:20

Stop just prior to the cruisers.

02:27

Nobody enter that home, if everybody's evacuated, nobody enter that home.

02:32

No, that's affirmative.

02:34

Everybody's staying outside.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

Code 1: Routine, non-emergency response without use of lights or sirens.

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Near Partridge Hill Rd, Charlton, MA 01507

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