EAST BRIDGEWATER — Chief Timothy Harhen reviews that the East Bridgewater Hearth Division responded to a two-alarm home fireplace on Sunday.
At roughly 12:12 p.m., East Bridgewater Hearth dispatchers acquired a number of 911 calls concerning a construction fireplace at 53 Outdated Bedford Highway.
Upon arrival, responders found that the hearth had unfold to a lot of the house, a two-story, L-shaped dwelling.
Two of the house’s occupants escaped the constructing with their canine by the first-floor window. The opposite two occupants have been additionally capable of escape, however 4 pet cats are nonetheless unaccounted for.
The constructing is a complete loss. 4 individuals have been displaced and are being assisted by the American Purple Cross.
East Bridgewater firefighters are nonetheless on the scene to tell apart hotspots.
Mutual help was offered by the Abington, Bridgewater, Brockton, Hanson, West Bridgewater, and Whitman Hearth Departments. Station protection was offered by the Halifax Hearth Division.
A GoFundMe fundraiser has been created to assist the occupants of the house.
The fireplace stays below investigation by the East Bridgewater Hearth Division and the Workplace of the State Hearth Marshal.