Overview
- The fire broke out around 2:30 a.m. on Hopkins Road and crews accounted for all residents after five rescues.
- A family of three with a small child was among those rescued, and four people were hospitalized for smoke inhalation.
- Roughly 15 residents were displaced as the building sustained significant structural damage.
- Investigators say the blaze appeared to start in one unit and travel through interior walls up to the roof.
- Taunton firefighters, police and mutual-aid partners worked in single-digit temperatures as the city, the Salvation Army and the American Red Cross assisted evacuees.