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Taunton House Engulfed in Flames After Explosion; Mother and Child Severely Burned
State Fire Marshal and police investigators are probing the cause of a house explosion that injured multiple people on Hart Street, officials said.
- Taunton firefighters are battling a house explosion Wednesday morning on Hart Street near Plain Street, with multiple people injured and the Massachusetts State Fire Marshal's Office responding.
- The State Fire Marshal's Office confirmed that State Police fire investigators and the office are supporting the Taunton Fire Department with an ongoing origin-and-cause investigation, spokesman Jake Wark said.
- About 9:50 a.m., emergency workers responded to the three-family home, where three injured people, including a 25-year-old mother and a 2-year-old child, were treated and transported to hospitals.
- Officials said the house was a total loss and eight residents were displaced, and two adjacent homes were seriously burned, prompting the opening of the Senior Center on Olney Street.
- Amid heavy snow from the Blizzard of 2026, the Taunton community shoveled buried fire hydrants to aid firefighters despite access challenges, while officials said they plan for such conditions.
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