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    Crews Battle Massive Fire in Brockton, MA, Building

    Dec. 2, 2024
    Brockton Fire Chief Brian Nardelli said the vacant 100-year-old building has been a concern for years.

    As a massive fire intensified, Brockton incident commanders feared the more than 100-year-old building would collapse. 

    Brockton Fire Chief Brian Nardelli told WHDH firefighters had to be evacuated when floors inside started collapsing.

    “There’s multiple hazards, including this building right now. We’ve been concerned about this building over the years. This is a 100-year-old building at least, so as the cold and moisture and wet and heat and thaw, it expands joints. These are built very strongly, but I think over the years we get concerned with any building of this nature, it had not been occupied for a while, so any building that’s not been occupied we’re concerned about,” he added.

    There were no injuries in the Saturday night fire that remains under investigation. 

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    Susan Nicol | News Editor

    Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues. 

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