Space Heater Causes Three-Alarm Fire at Abington Home Built in 1810
Photo by Pat Travers/NEFirePhoto.comWhitman firefighters, who responded on the working fire, get a line in position for heavy fire in the rear.
Photo by Pat Travers/NEFirePhoto.comFire blows out of the front of the building shortly after companies' arrival.
Photo by Pat Travers/NEFirePhoto.comAbington Fire Chief Jack Glynn talks with first due Captain Brian Fogg.
Photo by Pat Travers/NEFirePhoto.comRockland and Abington firefighters advance a line in to the house, as fire vents from a nearby window.
Photo by Pat Travers/NEFirePhoto.comWhitman firefighters work a line on the C-side of the building.
Photo by Pat Travers/NEFirePhoto.comAbington Captain Matt Croall changes out his bottle.
Photo by Pat Travers/NEFirePhoto.comAbington and Whitman firefighters work to open the roof on the C-side.
Photo by Pat Travers/NEFirePhoto.comHanson firefighters get ready to go to work overhauling.
ABINGTON, MA - Around 11:45 P.M. on the evening of Friday, March 1st, the Abington Fire Department responded to a reported house fire at 287 High Street.
Abington Engine 4, Engine 2, Tower 1, C-1 and C-2 responded. Firefighters arrived to find heavy fire showing from the rear of the building and requested a working fire. All of the occupants were reported out of the house upon the fire department's arrival. Mutual aid from Whitman, Rockland and Holbrook responded to the scene on the working fire assignment. Companies stretched multiple hand lines, and opened the roof in several spots over the fire. Crews worked an aggressive interior attack, keeping the fire to the area of origin, and out of the original house.
The home, originally built in 1810, with approximate dimensions of 140' x 50', presented challenges for firefighters who had to contend with several renovations throughout the years. Second and third alarms were eventually struck, bringing companies from Brockton, Weymouth, Hanson, East Bridgewater, Norwell, Whitman CERT/Boston Sparks Association, and the Department of Fire Services to the scene. The fire was knocked down within 45-minutes of the first companies' arrival.
The cause of the fire was determined to be accidental due to an object in close contact to a space heater. No injuries were reported.
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