Updated: Generator catches fire at Falmouth residence

Falmouth Fire-Rescue/CWN

FALMOUTH – A generator caught fire at a house on Yacht Club Road in Falmouth shortly after 11 AM Thursday. Firefighters extinguished the flames and checked to make sure the fire hadn’t spread into the house. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

From Falmouth Fire-Rescue: Just past 11 AM Thursday morning, Falmouth Emergency Communications received a report of smoke near a single-family home on Yacht Club Road. Engine 25, Engine 21, Engine 24, and Ladder 26. Engine 25 on location found a smoke condition on the outside of the building. Further investigation revealed a fire in a generator outside the structure and it was quickly extinguished. There was no extension of the fire or smoke into the structure. The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Fire Investigation Division and the Town of Falmouth Inspectional Services Department.



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