W/F Whitman Ma. 97 Linden Street 12/24/2018

On Christmas Eve at 20:08hrs. Whitman Fire Dept responded to 97 Linden Street for a reported house on fire. Ladder-246 was first due and reported smoke showing and fire visible from the 2nd floor of a 2.5 story wood frame occupied structure. The W/F assignment was struck, bringing mutual aid engines from East Bridgewater & Hanson to the scene with Abington covering the Fire Station. Firefighters quickly stretched hand lines and did an aggressive interior attack and knocked down the fire. Abington Engine-3 was requested to the scene for man power and Rockland Engine-1 responded for station coverage. The structure contained (3) apartments and all occupants escaped with no injuries. Firefighters were able to remove and save all the occupant's Christmas presents for the holiday.