Heavy Machinery Catches Fire At Cape Cod Facility

FALMOUTH, MA — A fire involving heavy machinery needed two fire resources to be extinguished, officials said.

On Wednesday at 1:30 p.m., an employee at Cape Cod Aggregates on Thomas B. Landers Road called the Falmouth Fire Department reporting a vehicle fire.

Officials found a piece of heavy machinery, a front-end loader, about 80 percent involved in fire, they said.

The fire was quickly knocked down, but burning fuel required the use of foam to extinguish the fire completely, officials said.

A second engine was requested to provide an additional water source.

The business owner reported there were no prior issues with the equipment, officials said.

The fire remains under investigation.