RANDOLPH — On Friday, May 22, 2026, at approximately 1:44 p.m., the Randolph Fire Department received a report of a fire at 9 Birchwood Road.
According to Randolph Fire Chief Ronald Cassford, when firefighters arrived on scene, they observed smoke and fire showing from a 1 1/2-story, wood-frame home.
No residents were home at the time.
Firefighters stretched two hose lines into the home and made an aggressive interior attack on a fire in a bedroom that had extended into the attic, Chief Cassford said.
The home sustained heavy smoke and water damage throughout. No injuries were reported.
Five residents of the home were displaced.
Firefighters from Holbrook provided mutual aid at the scene, while firefighters from Milton, Stoughton and Braintree covered Randolph fire stations.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Randolph Fire Department with assistance from the Massachusetts State Police Fire and Explosion Investigation Unit attached to the State Fire Marshal’s Office, but Chief Cassford said the fire appears to be accidental in nature.
“Crews did an excellent job with an aggressive transitional and interior attack to extinguish this fire,” Chief of Operations Paul Frew said. “I want to thank the mutual aid companies who provided support.”
