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North Attleboro fire chief says 7-alarm Juniper Road blaze appears accidental; no injuries reported
Summary
Fire Chief Chris Coleman told town officials the 7-alarm fire at 30 Juniper Road is being investigated as accidental, no civilians or firefighters were injured, mutual aid and overhaul crews were required, and a resource center will open at the middle school to help displaced residents.
Chris Coleman, the fire chief for the North Attleboro Fire Department, told town officials that a seven-alarm fire that began in an air-conditioning unit at 30 Juniper Road is being investigated as accidental and that no firefighters or civilians were injured.
Coleman said first-arriving crews made an aggressive interior attack but encountered “very heavy fire conditions” after forcing the door to the affected apartment; the fire then penetrated the attic and began running through the roofline, forcing crews to withdraw to defensive operations. “There were no injuries, to firefighters or civilians at this fire,” Coleman said.
The chief said the department struck seven alarms because of logistics and scale: long hose lays (including lines run through backyards), extensive pump operations on multiple hydrants and the need to bring overhaul…
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