Crime & Safety

3-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Brockton Home

Firefighters are working to put out a 3-alarm fire at a single-family home on Sylvester​ Street.

A fire broke out around 9 a.m. Monday at a Brockton home on Sylvester Street.
A fire broke out around 9 a.m. Monday at a Brockton home on Sylvester Street. (Via Brockton Emergency Management)

BROCKTON, MA — Firefighters are working to put out a 3-alarm fire at a single-family home on Sylvester Street. The fire first broke out around 9 a.m. Holbrook, Whitman, East Bridgewater and other area fire departments said they are assisting at the scene.

Brockton Emergency Management have asked that residents avoid the area while fire officals work to extinguish the flames.

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