04/04/2019 - COHASSET, MASSACHUSETTS (NORFOLK COUNTY) - Around 1630 hours on the afternoon of Thursday, April 4, 2019 the Cohasset Fire Department responded to a reported building fire at 147 South Main Street. Callers to 9-1-1 reported smoke coming from the building. Companies arrived to find a fire inside an auto repair shop, with an apartment above. A second alarm was quickly ordered bringing mutual aid to work and cover. Crews stretched multiple hand lines, attempting to knock down the fire, but it quickly spread through the building. A third alarm was struck, and companies turned to a defensive operation. As fire made its way through the roof of the 2.5-story residential over commercial building, ladder pipes and large hand lines were put into operation. Heavy fire vented out of holes cut in the roof my mutual aid companies. Shortly after, the roof came in on the building sending flames into the air. The fire eventually went to four alarms, bringing mutual aid companies from around Plymouth County to the scene to work, as well as numerous cover assignments in Cohasset and area communities. No injuries were reported. The fire is not believed to be suspicious. The cause may have been due to sparks from a welder making contact with oily rags. The building was a total loss.
