In front of the burnt home, a Needham Police cruiser sat parked with its headlights on. Yellow police tape guarded the edge of the property, swaying and rippling in the wind. The wood and stone home was set back from the road, separated by a lawn muddied by hundreds of bootprints and a few tire treads.

Crews from several different Massachusetts communities battled a house fire that filled the neighborhood with smoke on Christmas Eve Morning.

The State Fire Marshal's office determined that a deadly house fire in Needham, Massachusetts, on Christmas Eve likely started in the garage. A 21-year-old woman was killed when her home on Woodworth Road caught fire the morning of Dec. 24.

The fire was reported on Woodworth Road where firefighters were met with heavy flames coming from the home’s windows, Needham's fire chief said.

NEEDHAM, MASS. — A preliminary investigation suggests that a fire in Needham that killed a twenty-one-year-old woman on Christmas Eve was accidental, according to the Massachusetts State Fire Marshal. Seventy-five firefighters from seven towns battled the fire at the home on Woodworth Road in Needham around 6 a.m. on Wednesday.

A massive fire engulfed a home in Needham, Massachusetts, on Christmas Eve. A massive fire engulfed a home in Needham, Massachusetts, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. (WBTS) The fire on Woodworth Road broke out before 7 a.m. Wednesday. Aerial footage showed flames shooting through the roof, with smoke billowing into the air.