Multiple emergency response units responded to the Cape Cod Canal on Sunday night in response to a vessel sinking in the area with multiple people on board.
At approximately 7:07 a.m., Wareham Fire crews responded to the eastbound lanes just before Exit 21 for reports of a tractor unit that had caught on fire.
Multiple media outlets report that the Wareham Fire Department has confirmed the incident at the intersection of Freight House Road and Minot Avenue at around 8:00 p.m.
The 78-year-old St. Patrick’s Church, located near Tobey Hospital on 82 High Street, is closed as the result of $500,000 in damages caused by the fire.
Authorities have released a description of the vehicle that fled the scene after striking an on-duty Wareham firefighter on Cranberry Highway on Friday night.