MATTAPOISETT – A Bourne ambulance responded to cover the Mattapoisett fire station as a massive fire raged at the Mattapoisett Boatyard on Ned’s Point Road. A large plume of smoke was visible from parts of Cape Cod. According to reports, an explosion rocked the boatyard with fire ensuing and escalating to 5 alarms. It was unclear if anyone was injured.
These photos by David Curran/Satellite News Service/CWN (used with permission)
Smoke from the fire was so intense it showed up on doppler radar:
Bourne ambulance called to cover Mattapoisett as massive blaze tears through local boatyard
August 19, 2022
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