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An explosion involving oil containers at the former Meineke property on Main Street drew a response from Winchester firefighters and mutual aid crews from surrounding communities on April 16.
There were no injuries, Fire Capt. Peter Gove told the Winchester News in a phone call around 5 p.m.
“No one was hurt, thank goodness,” Gove said.
Gove said the explosion involved oil containers and that firefighters extinguished a small fire at the scene. He said Winchester received mutual aid from surrounding communities to provide station coverage in town.
Emergency vehicles arrived at the property shortly after 1 p.m., he said. One witness reported seeing smoke, though no visible flames were seen from the street. Police directed pedestrians away from the area as crews responded.
The property, at 972 Main St. at the corner of Glenwood Avenue, has been identified in town planning records as a former automobile service site. More recently, it was rented by a landscaper and has been the subject of redevelopment plans.
Will Dowd is a Massachusetts journalist who covers municipal government and community life for Winchester News. He runs The Marblehead Independent, a reader-funded digital newsroom.
