Fire, explosion destroy pool shed in Pembroke
Posted Jun. 14, 2016 at 8:39 AM
Updated Jun 14, 2016 at 8:40 AM
PEMBROKE, MASS. – A fire burned a wooden pool shed to the ground and caused a propane tank to explode at a Thompson Street home Monday afternoon.
Firefighters were called to 13 Thompson Street at about 4:10 p.m. for a report of an explosion, Fire Chief Michael Hill said. The wooden 10-foot-by-12-foot pool shed and its contents were engulfed in flames.
Firefighters were at the scene for about two hours dousing the fire, which spread to some brush and dry leaves.
No firefighters or residents were injured.
Hill said investigators believe that the fire may have started because of either an electrical problem or a chemical reaction from items stored in the shed. The fire likely caused a 20-pound propane cylinder to explode.
“There was nothing left of the shed so it’s kind of hard to pinpoint a point of origin,” Hill said.