Via Cape Cod Incidents/CWN
ONSET – A fire broke out in a commercial building in Onset late Sunday morning. The fire at 3086 Cranberry Highway (Routes 6/28) escalated to four alarms to bring manpower to the scene. The building reportedly houses Rent-A-Center, Wreckless Hobbies and Not Your Average Antiques. Mutual aid from Bourne Fire was amongst multiple units responding to the fire and to cover empty fire stations.
The Wareham Police Department reports that they are currently assisting the Onset Fire Department with a working structure fire. Westbound traffic on Cranberry Highway (Routes 6&28) is not permitted between Redbrook Road and Main Avenue.
About 12:20 PM, the fire was reported to be under control. A short time later, Hazardous Materials Technicians were requested to respond to the scene. According to reports, lithium-ion batteries may have been involved in the fire.
From Onset Fire: At approximately 11:38 AM Sunday, the Onset Fire Department received an alarm via the municipal fire alarm system for #3086 Cranberry Hwy. A subsequent phone call reported a fire in the building.
First arriving units found heavy smoke showing from a large multi-occupancy commercial building. Command was Established by Assistant Chief Andersen and a working fire assignment was ordered. As personnel made entry into the structure a significant fire condition was encountered in two of the occupancies. Additional alarms were transmitted, requesting several communities to the scene to assist with fire extinguishment. In all, approximately 60 firefighters operated to mitigate the incident. Once the fire was under control a hazard condition was found in one of the occupancies which had a large quantity of Lithium-Ion batteries as part of their business. Resources from the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services District 1 Hazardous Materials Response Team were requested to aid in the identification and mitigation of the hazard.
At this time the fire is under investigation by the Onset Fire Department, assisted by the State Fire Marshal’s Office, Fire Investigation Unit. One Firefighter sustained an injury in which they were treated and later released from Tobey Hospital.
Assistance at the scene was provided by the following communities; Wareham Fire District, Wareham EMS, Wareham Police, Bourne Fire Department, Marion Fire Department, Plymouth Fire Department, Middleboro Fire Department, Carver Fire Department, with Sandwich and Plymouth Fire Departments providing coverage at Onset Fire headquarters. Department of Fire Services provided an Incident Support Unit and Rehab truck as well as the Providence Canteen truck also assisted at the scene with providing rehab services to the firefighters.
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