Overview
- A mobile home in Morgan’s Mobile Home Park in Holbrook was engulfed by a late-night blaze that prompted an emergency response and full evacuation of the unit.
- Holbrook firefighters requested mutual aid from seven neighboring departments and launched an aggressive attack after flames began spreading to nearby vehicles and threatened adjacent homes.
- Two engines initially held back because of a downed, energized power line in the front yard, a hazard that complicated the response and slowed crews on arrival.
- Three residents and one firefighter were taken to hospitals for treatment with the firefighter reported in a non-life-threatening condition; one cat died and two other pets were rescued from the scene.
- State Police fire marshal investigators traced the fire’s origin to the home’s front porch, said the cause is believed accidental, and warned that smoking materials are a common source of porch fires as the investigation continues.