Crime & Safety

Furnace Fire Forces Evacuation on Payson Road

About two dozen people were evacuated from 15 Payson Road last night after a furnace caused a smoky scene.

At 7:30 p.m., firefighters from Foxboro responded to the call which was caused by a furnace fire. 

While the fire was in the furnace, it did cause smoke to travel though the building.

Fire lines were laid out to the furnace to extinguish the fire and remove smoke from the building according to the Sun Chronicle.

Fire crews were at the scene until 9 p.m.

Mansfield and Sharon provided mutual aid.


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