YARMOUTH – Firefighters responded to a Old Colony Way residence about 10 PM Tuesday for a report of smoke in the building. Crews discovered a fire in the basement which was extinguished. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
From Yarmouth Fire: At 9:58 PM, the Yarmouth Fire Department received a 911 call from a resident at 10 Old Colony Way, reporting an odor of smoke in the home with detectors sounding. Yarmouth Police arrived first and reported heat and smoke in a basement room that was locked. Fire crews arrived and forced the basement door, confirming a fire in a basement room. The fire was quickly extinguished, and smoke was ventilated from the home. There were no injuries to civilians or first responders.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Yarmouth Police and Fire Departments, with assistance from the State Fire Marshal.
