Preliminary evidence suggests Needham fire that killed one was accidental

NEEDHAM, MASS. — A preliminary investigation suggests that a fire in Needham that killed a twenty-one-year-old woman on Christmas Eve was accidental, according to the Massachusetts State Fire Marshal. Seventy-five firefighters from seven towns battled the fire at the home on Woodworth Road in Needham around 6 a.m. on Wednesday.

At a burnt home in Needham, the scale of Wednesday’s tragic fire comes into focus

In front of the burnt home, a Needham Police cruiser sat parked with its headlights on. Yellow police tape guarded the edge of the property, swaying and rippling in the wind. The wood and stone home was set back from the road, separated by a lawn muddied by hundreds of bootprints and a few tire treads.

Massachusetts woman, 21, dies in fire: ‘Heartbreaking loss’

A 21-year-old woman died in a massive house fire on Christmas Eve, according to officials. The raging fire was at 28 Woodworth Road in Needham early Wednesday morning. Two of the three people in the home escaped, but the third person — a 21-year-old woman — did not make it out.

One person dead after large fire at Needham home draws massive response

Crews from several different Massachusetts communities battled a house fire that filled the neighborhood with smoke on Christmas Eve Morning.

Deadly Needham fire ‘not suspicious,’ investigators say

The Needham house fire that claimed a woman’s life on Christmas Eve appears to have started accidentally in the garage, according to a statement from the Mass. Department of Fire Services. The fire is still under investigation,
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