07/07/2014 - Around 2130 hours on the evening of Monday, July 7, 2014 the Whitman Fire Department responded to a reported outside fire in the area of 19 Linden Street. Companies arrived to find a large outside fire that had extended to a vacant apartment building and barn at the corner of Linden Street and South Avenue. A working fire was requested along with Box-55 which recalls off-duty department members. A fast aggressive attack on the fire that had extended up both the apartment building and the garage was initiated. The fire running up the exterior of the two buildings was quickly knocked down. Crews could be seen removing an extensive amount of gasoline containers and propane bottles from the area that was involved in fire. No injuries were reported. Mutual aid from Abington, East Bridgewater and Hanson assisted on-scene and with station coverage. The fire was under investigation by the Whitman Fire and Police Departments, along with the Plymouth County Sheriffs Department BCI Unit.
