09/02/2016 - EAST BRIDGEWATER, MASSACHUSETTS (PLYMOUTH COUNTY) - Around 1520 hours on the afternoon of Friday, September 2, 2016 the East Bridgewater Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 131 Belmont Street. A West Bridgewater engine also responded on the line box. Companies arrived to find smoke showing from the basement and eaves of an occupied one and a half story stucco dwelling. Companies stretched a hand line in the the house and down to the basement. A working fire was requested bringing a Bridgewater engine to the scene and a Whitman engine for station coverage. Primary and secondary searches of the dwelling were negative. Companies were able to knock down the fire quickly, and check for extension. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. No injuries were reported.
