Just after 2100hrs the Winchendon Fire department was dispatched to a reported basement fire on Alger street. When Winchendon Police arrived on the scene they reported heavy smoke coming from the basement vents of the house. Shortly after arrival, Captain Brown requested a second alarm and reported he had a working fire in the basement.
Winchendon firefighters with the assistance of mutual aid from Gardner, Ashburnham, Royalston, Templeton, and Rindge NH, fought this very stubborn smokey fire for over an hour before the fire was controlled. The Fitzwilliam NH fire department covered the Winchendon fire station.