09/14/2020 - BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS (PLYMOUTH COUNTY) - Around 1030 hours on the morning of Monday, September 14, 2020 the Brockton Fire Department responded to a reported building fire at 26 St Casimir Avenue. Engine-3 arrived on-scene and reported smoke showing from a 2-story brick building. Evacuations were still in progress of residents. Car-56 arrived on-scene and immediately struck a second alarm. A person trapped on floor-2 in the rear of the building was rescued over a ladder by two of the building's occupants when firefighters arrived. Two lines were stretched to quickly knock down the fire in the A-D corner of the second floor. The fire appeared to be contained to one unit of the multiple unit brick building which originally was utilized as a convent, and is now a sober house. The cause of the fire is under investigation. No injuries were reported. The occupant who was rescued from the second floor was evaluated by Brewster paramedics on-scene but refused transport to a hospital.
