HANSON — Fire Chief Robert O’Brien reports that the Hanson Fire Department extinguished a fire in a second-floor apartment on Main Street Wednesday evening that displaced two residents.
At approximately 5:14 p.m. on Aug. 12, the Hanson Fire Department was dispatched to 352 Main St. for a report of a fire in a second-floor apartment above a business.
At the time of the box alarm, Hanson Engine 1 was assisting the Town of Halifax with a water-related incident. Engine 1 cleared that call and responded back into Hanson, while Engine 2 responded directly from Hanson Fire Headquarters.
Upon arrival, firefighters encountered a cooking-related fire in the second-floor apartment. Crews quickly extinguished the fire and no injuries were reported.
Utilities to the building were shut off as a result of the fire. Two adult residents were displaced and are being assisted by the American Red Cross.
The first-floor business was temporarily closed during the response. Its showroom is expected to reopen Thursday.
Hanson firefighters were assisted at the scene by engines from the Whitman and Pembroke Fire Departments, a ladder truck from the Hanover Fire Department and an ambulance from the Plympton Fire Department. A Rockland Fire Department engine provided station coverage in Hanson.
While Hanson firefighters and mutual aid companies were committed to the Main Street fire, the Department received a report of a separate medical emergency at 303 West Washington St. at approximately 6:17 p.m. The Rockland engine covering Hanson, along with a mutual aid ambulance, responded to the call.
Later in the evening, at approximately 7:11 p.m., a Hanson engine responded to provide station coverage for the Whitman Fire Department.
“I want to thank our Hanson firefighters and all of our mutual aid partners for their work Wednesday evening,” said Chief O’Brien. “With one of our engines already assisting another community when this fire was reported, our crews and mutual aid partners worked together to ensure we had the resources needed at the fire while continuing to provide emergency coverage for Hanson and our neighboring communities.”
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