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One dead in early-morning three-alarm fire in Rockland, Massachusetts; cause under investigation

Monday, October 26, 2026 · States · GSM News

Rockland, Plymouth County, Massachusetts — At about 3:37 a.m. on Oct. 26, the Rockland Fire Department received an alarm and responded to a single-family home at 121 Centre Avenue. The state fire department reported on Oct. 26 that when firefighters arrived, heavy fire was showing from the second floor and the building was filled with smoke; learning that a resident was still inside, they began firefighting and an interior search, and found one adult already dead inside; the victim's identity will be formally confirmed by the Chief Medical Examiner's Office. Firefighters brought the fire fully under control in about an hour. Departments from Hanover, Abington, Hingham, Whitman, Brockton, Randolph, Hanson, Norwell and Pembroke responded in mutual aid, and the Holbrook Fire Department covered the station. Rockland Fire Chief Scott Duffy expressed condolences to the victim's family in a statement, calling it a sad day for the community. The state fire department said the cause is under investigation and has not been announced. The department's Oct. 26 bulletin is the latest official word on the fire; the cause and the victim's identity will follow official announcements.

Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)

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