Emergency response after fire breaks out at Brockton apartment building

BROCKTON, Mass. — Firefighters in Brockton extinguished a working fire at an apartment complex.

According to Brockton Fire, crews responded to a porch fire at 1380 Main Street on Wednesday morning.

Video shows flames and heavy black smoke coming from the second floor of an apartment building.

2 sprinkler heads were activated which prevented the fire from spreading further, Brockton Fire said.

The cause of the fire is believed to be careless disposal of smoking material.

There are no injuries to report.

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