Middleboro Fire Dept. responds to house fire on Summer Street
Standard-Times
Middleborough Fire Chief Lance Benjamino reported the Middleborough Fire Department extinguished a house fire early on the morning of March 9 on Summer Street.
At approximately 6:15 a.m., Middleborough Fire responded to a call for a house fire at 40 Summer St. Firefighters from Engine 1 and the Shift Commander in Car 91 from the Central Fire Station and Engine 2 from South Station were the first to respond to the scene.
Middleborough Fire also struck a box alarm, which calls in the chief, off-duty and on-call firefighters.
Upon their arrival, firefighters observed heavy smoke conditions and flames near a chimney in the main living area of the home. Firefighters began a quick and aggressive attack, knocking the fire down within minutes.
Fire erupts at 1800s building in Massachusetts town, marking 3rd significant blaze in community this week
Updated Jan 15, 2021;
An 1800s building in a Massachusetts town went up in flames Thursday evening, marking the third significant blaze firefighters in the community responded to this week, authorities said.
The three-alarm blaze in Middleborough started shortly before 6 p.m., spread across two buildings on Wareham Street and was eventually extinguished nearly three hours after it began, according to a statement from the town’s fire department.
“This was the third significant fire the Middleborough Fire Department has responded to in two days,” Middleborough Fire Chief Lance Benjamino said in the statement. “Thankfully, no injuries have resulted, and we’ve been able to call on several departments in the area to support our firefighting efforts.”