Significant damage caused during Lakeville house fire
Lakeville first responders and area fire departments put a stop to a house fire on Staples Shore Road on Sunday, Dec. 21. Photos source: Lakeville Fire
A large portion of the house was burned, and it remains inhospitable.
First responders work on the roof of the burned home.
A portion of the lake-side home is charred. No injuries occurred during the fire or response.
Lakeville first responders and area fire departments put a stop to a house fire on Staples Shore Road on Sunday, Dec. 21. Photos source: Lakeville Fire
A large portion of the house was burned, and it remains inhospitable.
First responders work on the roof of the burned home.
A portion of the lake-side home is charred. No injuries occurred during the fire or response.
LAKEVILLE — The Lakeville Fire Department responded to a house fire Sunday, Dec. 21, where a Staples Shore Road home experienced significant damage, and no victims or first responders were injured.
The Lakeville Fire Department said prior to firefighters arriving at the single-family home, Lakeville police reported smoke coming from the residence. Lakeville firefighters arrived on scene around 1:30 p.m. with nearby departments, and put out the fire with no injuries.
First responders remained on the scene for more than an hour, performing extensive salvage and overhaul operations, the department said in a press statement. The residence sustained significant damage and is not habitable at this time. The occupant of the home is staying with family members.
Lakeville Fire Chief Michael O’Brien touted the mutual aid provided by Freetown, Middleboro and Raynham fire departments. He added Middleboro Gas and Electric workers were pivotal in making the area safe for firefighters to knock down walls of the home while they battled the fire.
“When something does happen, within a few minutes, everybody's moving and everybody's heading to the scene. It's very efficient, and it's a credit to all the other leaders we have in the area,” O’Brien said.
O’Brien said the area around the Staple Shores home is surrounded by many small houses, and the quick work of first responders stopped the fire before it could have jumped to other nearby structures.
“If this fire was allowed to burn out of control, it would have easily hopped on to the next house over,” O’Brien said. “Getting there in a timely fashion, and compensating for our lack of staffing with our mutual aid plan — it made all the difference for us.”
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Massachusetts State Police assigned to the Department of Fire Services. No cause has been determined at this time.
