Crime & Safety
Fire Hits Westborough Pallet Manufacturing Facility
Westborough firefighters were on scene near 10 a.m. Friday in the downtown area.
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WESTBOROUGH, MA — Westborough firefighters responded to a downtown-area pallet manufacturing facility Friday morning for a reported fire.
Firefighters arrived at the Brigham Street 48forty Solutions facility just before 10 a.m.
"Engine 3 reports smoke showing, stretching lines," the department said in a tweet.
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48forty Solutions is a major wooden pallet supplier, processing about a million pallets each year in Westborough. The facility, which opened in 2005, is located just east of Baystate Commons.
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