Crime & Safety
Fire Hits Hillside School Barn In Marlborough
The fire broke out Tuesday morning at a farm operated by the school along Robin Hill Street.
MARLBOROUGH, MA — A barn that's part of the Hillside School in Marlborough was badly damaged in a two-alarm fire Tuesday morning.
The fire broke out around 9 p.m. at 206 Robin Hill St., which is the location of the school's agriculture program and farm stand.
Firefighters rang a second alarm around 11 a.m., and fire trucks from Sudbury and Hudson responded to help cover other parts of the city.
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Hillside School is a boarding school for boys in grades 4 to 9, and was closed for classes on Tuesday due to the nor'easter. School officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the fire.
Marlborough Fire Chief Kevin Breen was also not immediately available for comment about what caused the fire.
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