FALMOUTH – One person suffered serious burns in a fire in Falmouth sometime after 4:30 AM. The fire broke out at the South Cape Motel at 499 Waquoit Highway (Route 28). One person was pulled from the building with severe burns. A MedFlight helicopter was requested to Falmouth Hospital to fly the victim to a trauma center. The fire was confined to 1 room of the motel. Several other guests were evacuated due to smoke but no other injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Hazardous Material technicians were also called to the scene for an unknown substance.
Falmouth Fire-Rescue tells CWN that early Wednesday morning around 4:30 AM, Engine 25 was dispatched to a commercial fire alarm activation for the South Cape Motel, 499 Waquoit Highway. Engine 25 arrived on location and reported heavy smoke coming out the door of one of the motel units. The occupant of the unit had self-evacuated from the fire area. The Duty Officer requested an upgrade to a full first alarm assignment for a structure fire. Engine 21, Engine 22, Ladder 26, Car 11, Car13 were added to the incident.
Engine 25’s crew found a small fire on the floor of the motel room and extinguished the fire. An ambulance was requested along with a MedFlight helicopter for the occupant of the room. The occupant suffered burns from exposure to the fire. He was transported to the MedFlight helicopter at Falmouth Hospital helipad and transferred to a Boston Hospital for treatment of the injuries.
Fire Investigators requested the State Fire Marshal’s Fire Investigation Unit to assist with the investigation. During the early stages of the investigation, an unknown liquid substance was discovered in a plastic container in the fire area. Out of an abundance of caution, and after consultation with our department’s HAZMAT Technician the State Fire Marshall’s HAZMAT team was requested to evaluate the liquid. Upon their arrival and investigation, it was determined that the liquid posed no danger.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation by Falmouth Fire Rescue Fire Investigation Unit and the State Fire Marshal’s Fire Investigation Unit.
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