On Thursday morning, a fire broke out at the house on 5 North Street in Mattapoisett. At the three-story house subdivided into four apartments, one victim was rescued from the building and brought to the hospital with another being treated for smoke inhalation on-site. Other building residents evacuated or weren’t present but were accounted for.
Firefighters climbed to a lower roof and used their water hose running from Marion’s ladder truck Engine 3 and an axe to break in through the wall.
The Mattapoisett Fire Department stopped the fire with mutual aid from Acushnet, Fairhaven, Marion, Rochester, and Wareham.
The resident at the hospital was said not to be in serious condition.
This is a developing story. The Wanderer is following it closely and will report updates when they are presented.