01/22/2020 - HANOVER, MASSACHUSETTS (PLYMOUTH COUNTY) - Shortly after 1700 hours on the evening of Wednesday, January 22, 2020 the Hanover Fire Department responded to a reported building fire at 67 Sequoya Drive. Companies arrived to find heavy fire showing from a two-car garage attached to an occupied single family raised ranch house. A working fire was requested, followed shortly there after by a second alarm. Mutual aid companies from Hanson, Rockland, Norwell and Marshfield responded to the scene while Pembroke covered Hanover's fire station. Companies were able to knock down the heavy fire with multiple hand lines, stretched to the front and around to the rear of the building. Crews worked to extensively overhaul the fire, which also caused some damage to the breezeway, as well as the rear of the house. A resident of the home was transported to a local hospital by a mutual aid Rockland ambulance after suffering burns and possible smoke inhalation. No other injuries were reported. Firefighters were able to keep the fire from spreading to the house, but smoke damage was present throughout the dwelling. The Hanover Fire & Police Joint Fire Investigation Unit is currently investigating the cause of the fire. They estimate the fire did approximately $150,000 worth of damage.
