LEICESTER — On the evening of Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, Leicester fire crews responded to Stafford Street following a report that a motor vehicle had rolled over and was on its roof and smoking.
According to the Leicester Fire Department, when firefighters arrived on scene, they found a minivan upside down in a ditch with heavy fire coming from the engine compartment and interior. The vehicle’s occupant had safely exited before crews arrived.
The Leicester Fire Department reported that crews worked together to quickly extinguish the fire.
After a tow company returned the minivan to its wheels and pulled it back onto the roadway, firefighters continued overhaul operations and extinguished the remaining hot spots.
Crews later returned to the fire station, but were called out again for a water-flow alarm at one of Leicester’s older mill buildings. Firefighters searched the building, investigated the alarm, and eventually cleared the scene.
According to the Leicester Fire Department, crews did not finish responding to the night’s calls until early Sunday morning.
