Crime & Safety

Video Shows Tractor-Trailers On Fire Outside Of Brockton Bowling Alley As Flames Spread To Nearby Woods

The fire spread into nearby wood, causing a brush fire behind the tractor-trailers, firefighters said.

(CBS Boston)

Updated on: April 13, 2026

Video shows multiple tractor-trailer trucks on fire outside of a Brockton, Massachusetts, bowling alley on Saturday.

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Brockton Fire Chief Brian Nardelli said that the fire began around 2 p.m. behind Westgate Lanes, a bowling alley with an arcade. When firefighters arrived, three tractor-trailers were on fire, and two more had caught flame. There were around 10 tractor-trailers on the property at the time, according to firefighters. Black smoke could be seen rising from the site of the fire and loud booms could be heard.

The fire then spread into nearby wood, causing a brush fire behind the tractor-trailers, firefighters said.

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