Onset Fire Department

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Onset firefighters evacuated residents after a massive leak in a gas main on Wednesday afternoon — and also put out a large brush fire that had simultaneously sparked amid critical fire conditions.

No injuries have been reported after two boats in Onset Harbor were simultaneously struck by lightning during a thunderstorm Tuesday evening, causing a fire on a fishing vessel.

A vehicle had to be pulled from the water off Onset Pier on Friday night and its occupant taken to the hospital for evaluation.

Five people have been taken to the hospital after a single-car crash in Onset, Wareham in which the car went down a 30-foot embankment and landed on the beach.

Officials are investigating after a structure fire on Robinwood Road at around 8:51 p.m. on Wednesday is believed to have been set on purpose.

Two firefighters sustained minor injuries in an Onset house fire last, but all residents and their pets escaped unharmed.

Part of Cranberry Highway was reportedly closed to traffic and businesses evacuated this afternoon after construction crews caused a natural gas leak.

Two people were hospitalized with serious injuries Monday afternoon after a dirt bike crash at the Wareham Motocross Track.

Members of the Wareham Fire Department responded to a tractor trailer hauling debris that was on fire Thursday afternoon.