09/30/2020 - BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS (PLYMOUTH COUNTY) - Around 2120 hours on the evening of Wednesday, September 30, 2020 the Brockton Fire Department transmitted Box-5126 for a reported truck fire near a building at 125 Perkins Avenue. Engine-2, Engine-4, Squad-A and Ladder-2 responded along with Car-56. Companies arrived and reported a truck cab to an 18-wheeler was on fire in between two factories. The fire began extending to a large 4-story factory that houses the FB Washburn Candy Corporation. A hand line was stretched off of Engine-2 and the heavy fire was quickly knocked down, with only minor extension to the factory. Crews encountered a dead yard hydrant on the property, but were quickly able to secure another water supply. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
