STOUGHTON, MASS. (WHDH) – Fire crews rescued a resident while battling an early morning blaze that ripped through an apartment complex in Stoughton on Friday and left a firefighter hospitalized, officials said.
At around 2 a.m., crews responding to a reported fire at Stone End Apartments on Wheeler Circle found flames coming from the top floor of the building and used a ladder truck to apply water, according to the Stoughton Fire Department.
One rescue was made and there were no reported injuries to residents. One firefighter was taken to the hospital with undisclosed minor injuries.
The origin of the fire was tracked to the rear third floor of 23 Wheeler Circle, which has been deemed a total loss.
It’s unclear how many of the 24 families who live in the building have been displaced.
“I didn’t hear him knocking on my door, but I heard the firefighters banging on my door. That’s when I jumped out of my bed,” one resident said. “I didn’t smell smoke until I opened my door. That’s when I smelled the smoke. And I got real nervous then.”
“I’m doing okay. As long as I made it out alive, everything else can be replaced,” she continued.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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