Air Quality Within 'Normal Parameters' After Clean Harbors Fire

This story was updated at 1:25 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 17.

BRAINTREE, MA — A major fire ripped through Clean Harbors in Braintree on Thursday night, but no injuries were reported by town officials.

The Braintree Fire Department responded to 1 Hill Ave. around 10 p.m. on Thursday for reports of smoke and a possible fire in the loading dock area of Clean Harbors, according to a report from the Mayor's Office.

When officials, including the town's Hazmat officer, arrived on the scene, they found an active fire that required them to establish water supplies and set up several "master stream operations" surrounding the building.

During the fire, residents of the area were asked to close their windows and stay in their homes.

The fire was controlled by around 1 a.m. on Friday morning, and fire officials remained at the site to "ensure no further risk to the property and surrounding area."

Clean Harbors and the state Hazmat team and Coast Guard conducted air monitoring at the facility and the surrounding neighborhoods during the fire and again on Friday morning. They've confirmed that the air quality was within "normal parameters," officials said.

An investigation into the cause of the fire remains ongoing.