FIRE OVERNIGHT. YEAH, I’M PRETTY UPSET RIGHT NOW. I’M NOT GOING TO CRY ON THE AIR, BUT I’M CLOSE TO THAT POINT. AND MY DAUGHTERS, I KNOW FOR SURE WOULD BE DEVASTATED. LIKE MANY OTHERS, PARENTS LIKE SEAN CUMMINGS HAVE AN EMOTIONAL REACTION TO SEEING THE FIRE DAMAGE TO THE SOUTH SHORE SPORTS CENTER IN HINGHAM, WHICH HAS PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN TRAINING YOUNG ATHLETES FOR DECADES. THE CLUB CAUGHT FIRE LATE LAST NIGHT. THE BUILDING WAS UNOCCUPIED AT THE TIME THEY LAST PERSON OUT HAD LOCKED UP ABOUT 30 MINUTES PRIOR. THE DAMAGE IS SIGNIFICANT. NOTICE THE CENTRAL SECTION OF THE ROOF. IT’S WARPED AND PARTIALLY COLLAPSED FROM THE HEAT. THE BUILDING IS PROBABLY A TOTAL LOSS. INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING INTO THE CAUSE. ALL MORNING LOCALS HAVE BEEN COMING BY AND LOOKING ON IN DISBELIEF. I HAVE TWO BOYS AND THEY’RE WINTER BABIES AND WE HAD THEIR BIRTHDAY PARTIES HERE EVERY YEAR, SO IT’S TOUGH SINCE THEY WERE LITTLE. SO THE SECOND I SAW IT THIS MORNING ON SOCIAL MEDIA, I HAD TO COME BY AND SEE IF IT WAS REAL. THE SOUTH SHORE BASEBALL CLUB OPERATES FROM THIS FACILITY. SUMMER CAMPS AND CLINICS BEGIN JULY 7TH, AND ALTHOUGH THEY’RE ALWAYS OUTSIDE IN THE SUMMER, THERE ARE SOME IMMEDIATE CHALLENGES RESULTING FROM THE FIRE, LIKE BASEBALL EQUIPMENT THAT IS STORED INSIDE THE BUILDING. WE’LL GET EQUIPMENT SOMEWHERE. I MEAN, THERE’S EQUIPMENT IN THERE THAT IF WE CAN GET IN THERE AND GET IT, WE’RE FINE. BUT IF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE CALLED OR TEXTED ME THIS MORNING, WE’LL GET BASEBALL WILL GO ON. WE’LL HAVE EQUIPMENT BY MONDAY. SOMEHOW. WHILE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS STILL UNCLEAR, THE ORIGIN MIGHT BE EASIER TO PINPOINT. FIREFIGHTERS SAY THE HEAVIEST FIRE WAS IN THE KITCHEN DINING ROOM AND OFFICE AREA UPSTAIRS. REPO
A popular South Shore sports complex is likely a total loss and will have to be torn down after a four-alarm fire overnight, according to Hingham, Massachusetts, fire officials. The alarms at South Shore Sports Center went off just after 11 p.m., and flames were shooting from the entire roofline when firefighters arrived. Crews found heavy fire in the second-floor kitchen area.”The building is probably a total loss,” said Hingham Deputy Fire Chief David Levenson.The damage inside is substantial, according to fire officials. At daybreak, crews were putting out hotspots. There were no injuries to firefighters.”This has been around for 25 years or more. Soccer, basketball, baseball, everything around here. It’s going to be a loss for the community if they’re not able to rebuild,” he said.Parents came to the scene Friday morning. “I’m pretty upset right now. I’m not going to cry on-air, but I’m close to that point, and my daughters, I know, would be devastated, like many others,” said Sean Cummings.”I have two boys, and they’re winter babies, and we had their birthday parties here every year. So, it’s tough. Since they were little. So, the second I saw it this morning on social media, I had to come by and see if it was real,” said Leeandria Mannion. The South Shore Baseball Club, which operates from the facility, faces immediate challenges due to the fire, including the loss of baseball equipment stored inside.”We’ll get equipment somewhere. I mean, there’s equipment in there that if we can get in there and get it, we’re fine, but if the number of people that have called or texted me this morning, ” said Frank Niles from the club. “Baseball will go on. We’ll have equipment by Monday, somehow.”The State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating. While the cause of the fire remains unclear, firefighters have identified the heaviest fire in the office, dining room and kitchen area, which may help pinpoint the origin.
A popular South Shore sports complex is likely a total loss and will have to be torn down after a four-alarm fire overnight, according to Hingham, Massachusetts, fire officials.
The alarms at South Shore Sports Center went off just after 11 p.m., and flames were shooting from the entire roofline when firefighters arrived. Crews found heavy fire in the second-floor kitchen area.
“The building is probably a total loss,” said Hingham Deputy Fire Chief David Levenson.
The damage inside is substantial, according to fire officials. At daybreak, crews were putting out hotspots. There were no injuries to firefighters.
“This has been around for 25 years or more. Soccer, basketball, baseball, everything around here. It’s going to be a loss for the community if they’re not able to rebuild,” he said.
Parents came to the scene Friday morning.
“I’m pretty upset right now. I’m not going to cry on-air, but I’m close to that point, and my daughters, I know, would be devastated, like many others,” said Sean Cummings.
“I have two boys, and they’re winter babies, and we had their birthday parties here every year. So, it’s tough. Since they were little. So, the second I saw it this morning on social media, I had to come by and see if it was real,” said Leeandria Mannion.
The South Shore Baseball Club, which operates from the facility, faces immediate challenges due to the fire, including the loss of baseball equipment stored inside.
“We’ll get equipment somewhere. I mean, there’s equipment in there that if we can get in there and get it, we’re fine, but if the number of people that have called or texted me this morning, ” said Frank Niles from the club. “Baseball will go on. We’ll have equipment by Monday, somehow.”
The State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating. While the cause of the fire remains unclear, firefighters have identified the heaviest fire in the office, dining room and kitchen area, which may help pinpoint the origin.