Firefighter hospitalized while battling two-alarm blaze in Wayland; couple displaced

WEGLAND — A firefighter was injured Tuesday while battling a two-alarm blaze at a Leary Street home, displacing residents.

The firefighter was taken aback Newton-Wellesley Hospital with injuries not believed to be life-threatening Fire Chief Neil McPherson.

A resident of 31 Leary St. called 911 at 12:25 p.m. after seeing smoke coming from an electrical outlet in the kitchen. The fire department received a second 911 call from someone in the neighborhood Wayland High Schoolreports smoke coming from the home.

When firefighters arrived, they declared it a working fire, which was upgraded to two alarms. Wayland was assisted at the scene by Framingham, Natic, Sudbury And Weston. The Lincoln And Wellesley departments provided station coverage.

Firefighters from several communities extinguished a two-alarm fire at 31 Leary St. in Wayland on October 30, 2024. One firefighter was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, Chief Neil McPherson said.

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“This fire was a little challenging because it was in the pipeline going from the basement to the attic,” McPherson said. “It made access a little more challenging.”

The fire chief estimates $200,000 in damage to the home

The home suffered heavy smoke and water damage, the chief said. He estimated that the home sustained approximately $150,000 in damage and another $50,000 in damage to the home’s contents.

One resident was home at the time of the fire. A husband and wife live in the home and have been displaced because it is uninhabitable, McPherson said.

“It is salvageable,” he added.

According to city propertythe 71-year-old home is owned by Leo and Viola Maillet and was last appraised at $766,200.

Firefighters extinguished a two-alarm fire at 31 Leary St. in Wayland on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. Chief Neil McPherson said the home sustained approximately $150,000 in damage, while its contents sustained approximately $50,000 in damage. — Firefighters extinguished a two-alarm fire at 31 Leary St. in Wayland on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. Chief Neil McPherson said the home sustained approximately $150,000 in damage, while its contents suffered approximately $50,000 in damage.

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McPherson said the fire does not appear suspicious but remains under investigation.

“This is probably due to work being done in the house,” he says. “We suspect it has something to do with plumbing.”

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