Wayland Patch 6/1/11: Experimentation with Matches Likely Cause of Sunday's Fire. A Sunday afternoon fire that started in a bedroom at 21 Leary Street in Wayland caused minimal damage, but did send two individuals, not three as originally reported, to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Wayland Fire Chief Robert Loomer said the fire started in a mattress and was largely contained by the residents, though they sustained burns and some smoke inhalation in the process. There were three people in the home, a property of the Wayland Housing Authority, when the fire started, Loomer explained. The mother, her boyfriend and her son attempted to put out the fire.