08/24/2018 - EAST BRIDGEWATER, MASSACHUSETTS (PLYMOUTH COUNTY) - Around 0230 hours on the morning of Friday, August 24, 2018 the East Bridgewater Fire Department responded to 7 Fieldcrest Landing for a reported house fire. Companies arrived to find heavy fire conditions in the rear of a two-story occupied dwelling. A working fire was requested, as the first arriving crew advanced a hand line. The working fire brought in mutual aid companies from Bridgewater, Whitman and West Bridgewater to the fire, and a Halifax engine to cover the station. The first arriving engine company made an aggressive attack, knocking down the heavy fire conditions. The second arriving engine secured a water supply, as mutual aid companies arrived and stretched additional lines. All occupants were reported out of the home when the firefighters arrived on-scene. One occupant was evaluated at the scene but was not transported. The fire is not considered to be suspicious. No other injuries were reported.
