*** WATCH *** ADULT & JUVENILE FEMALES TRANSPORTED FROM SOUTH YARMOUTH FIRE [NEW DETAILS]
(Latest update from Chief Enrique Arrascue of the Yarmouth FD below…)
SOUTH YARMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS – [DEVELOPING] – Firefighters from several towns responded to a structure fire at 50 Astor Way this morning, around 2:00 a.m.
According to Deputy Chief Scott Smith of the Yarmouth Fire Department, Yarmouth Firefighters arrived on scene and found a smoke condition. Yarmouth Firefighters then immediately began checking the first floor of the home, finding an adult female in a first-floor bedroom. The adult female was brought out onto the front lawn where firefighters began CPR efforts. The adult female was transported to Cape Cod Hospital in a Yarmouth ambulance. Her current condition is unknown at the time of this report.
Deputy Chief Smith then confirmed that a second patient was a juvenile female who managed to self-extricate. The juvenile female was conscious and standing, and was transported to Cape Cod Hospital. HN observed the juvenile female’s father arrive on scene and speak with a Yarmouth Police sergeant. The father was informed that his daughter was inside an ambulance and being transported to Cape Cod Hospital. The ambulance transporting the man’s daughter appeared to be a Brewster ambulance that was providing mutual aid.
The fire appears to have originated in the basement according to initial, unconfirmed sources… [DEVELOPING] Crews were able to knock down the fire relatively quickly while checking for extension.
A number of investigators from the Massachusetts State Fire Marshals office responded to the scene, which was still very active as of 5:15 a.m. The investigation is expected to last a number of hours.
Deputy Chief Smith commended the initial Yarmouth Firefighters on scene for doing a “great job” in their rescue efforts, along with their firefighting efforts while awaiting additional support.
Firefighters and apparatus responded from Dennis, Hyannis, Chatham, and Brewster to lend a hand. This morning’s high humidity combined with a temperature of approximately 75 degrees, made the scene particularly challenging for firefighters in their heavy turnout gear.
A family cat found on the first floor of the home did not survive.
The following HN Video highlights the scene at 50 Astor Way in South Yarmouth… [DEVELOPING]
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UPDATE FROM CHIEF ENRIQUE ARRASCUE OF THE YARMOUTH – 8/1/2024 @ 11AM:
This morning at 01:49am, the Yarmouth Fire Department received a 911 call from a neighbor reporting a fire and heavy smell of smoke at 50 Astor Way. The neighbor stated that there was an adult still inside the home. Yarmouth Fire crews responded and arrived within minutes to investigate.
The first arriving unit investigated and reported visible smoke from the rear of the structure. A working fire assignment was ordered to recall all off-duty personnel and bring in mutual aid from Hyannis, Dennis, and an ambulance from Brewster. Crews made entry into the home to search for occupants and located a victim in a bedroom on the first floor. The victim was extricated and treated by a Yarmouth ambulance crew and then transported to Cape Cod Hospital in critical condition.
A second victim that had been able to escape the home from a bedroom window was treated and transported to Cape Cod Hospital by a Brewster Ambulance.
Crews were able to locate the fire in the basement of the home, and it was brought under control in approximately 20 minutes. Crews were committed to the scene conducting salvage and overhaul operations for approximately 2 hours. Subsequent searches of the home located 2 cats which unfortunately did not survive. The home sustained smoke and water damage because of the fire.
Barnstable, Centerville Osterville Marstons Mills, Chatham, Harwich, and the Hyannis Fire Department assisted in covering Yarmouth Fire stations until the incident was stabilized. There were no reported injuries to first responders at the scene.
At this time the cause of this fire is yet to be determined. It is currently under investigation by the Yarmouth Fire Department Fire Investigation Team, with assistance from the State Fire Marshals Office. Yarmouth Building Officials and the Yarmouth Police Department assisted on scene.
The Yarmouth Fire Department reminds the public of the importance of working smoke alarms. Please replace them every ten years, change the batteries when you change your clocks. and test them monthly.
