Brockton, MA 2nd Alarm VFW PKWY 12/20

A Central Station Alarm was recieved by the FAO and Box 1542 was Transmitted sending Engines 4, 12, Ladder 1 and Car 56. Upon arrival the Alarm panel read 3rd floor hallway. Crews started to investigate and from a fire in an occupied apartment and a working fire was requested. Squad A, filling out the 1st Alarm, Engine 2 as RIT, Medic 2, Ca7, FS 7 responded. A 2nd Alarm was quicked called with Engines 5, 7 Ladder 2 and Chief of Department responding. The fire was knocked down quickly in the apartment on the 3rd floor. Searches of the remaining apartments on the fire floor as well as abouve the fire were made. One occupant of the fire apartment die as a result of the blaze and the State Fire Marshalls office was called in to help with the investigation.