Taunton Fire Department

Taunton Police responded to a Tuesday night crash at the Highland and Winthrop Streets intersection involving a tanker truck and a sedan.

The man killed in an electrocution accident in Taunton on Thursday, June 23 has been publicly identified as a North Easton man.

One person was medflighted to the hospital and another taken by ambulance after a serious rollover car crash on Myles Standish Boulevard in Taunton last night.

The explosion was caused by a road crew working in the area hitting an electrical line, which resulted in an electrical fire in the manhole, according to the Taunton Police and Fire departments.

Fire Chief Timothy Bradshaw reports that the Taunton Fire Department responded to a large fire on Harrison Street at approximately 8:20 p.m. Tuesday night.

At around 6:45 p.m., the State Police Bomb Squad and Fire Investigation Unit were called to 344 Middleboro Avenue in Taunton to assist fire and police units.

This young girl lost everything in a house fire. The department performed an act of kindness that has moved us beyond words.