Dighton Firefighters Knock Down Garage Fire

DIGHTON (WBSM) — Firefighters in Dighton knocked down a small garage fire Tuesday.

According to Chief Christopher Maguy, the department responded to 2218 Winthrop Street, a commercial property, at about 5:20 p.m. on February 18.

Firefighters arrived to find a small fire in the front corner of a 35-foot-by-20-foot garage. They were able to quickly knock the fire down.

“Our crews got to the scene very quickly, and that gave us a leg up on fighting the fire,” Chief Maguy said.

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Mutual aid was provided by the Berkley, Taunton, Swansea and Rehoboth fire departments.

Maguy said the cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Dighton Fire Department and the State Police Fire and Explosion Investigation Unit attached to the State Fire Marshal’s Office.

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