PEMBROKE, MASS. (WHDH) - Firefighters in Pembroke were able to contain and put out flames at a home on Station Street Tuesday.
On the department’s Facebook page, the Pembroke Fire Department described how it was alerted to a structure fire Tuesday afternoon and, with assistance from Pembroke police and several neighboring fire departments, crews were able to respond and contain the blaze.
“When our deputy chief arrived, the garage was fully-involved and was starting to extend to the residence,” said Pembroke Fire Captain Jordan Hill. “Heavy fire conditions – we were able to knock it down fairly quick.”
No injuries were reported, with officials telling 7NEWS that one person was displaced.
Pembroke FD said it was still investigating the cause of the fire, though Captain Hill noted that a generator had been running inside the cluttered garage prior to the fire.
“We would like to stress the importance of proper generator use during these prolonged periods of power outages,” the department’s Facebook page also mentioned.
With some residents expected to be without power until Thursday, fire officials said Tuesday’s fire should serve as a reminder about generator safety.
“We’ve seen a lot of issues with people running generators close to their house, in their garages, which we do not recommend,” Hill stated. “We recommend that generators are at least 5 to 20 feet away from your house and the exhaust is pointing away from the house and make sure you have all of your windows closed.”
Hill also noted that maybe the most important thing to have at this point is a working carbon-monoxide detector, especially if resident are going to use a generator or heater.
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