Dumpster Fires at Four Stoughton Schools Early Monday Morning
The Stoughton Fire Department responded to dumpster fires at the Middle School, as well as the Dawe, Gibbons and South Schools early Monday morning. All four dumpster fires were confined to the respective dumpsters.
The Stoughton Fire Department responded to dumpster fires at four schools in Stoughton early Monday morning, according to Captain Douglas Campbell of the SFD.
Campbell said that the fires were set in dumpsters at the O’Donnell Middle School (211 Cushing St.), the Dawe Elementary School (131 Pine St.), the Gibbons Elementary School (235 Morton St.), and at the South Elementary School (171 Ash St.), all within a span of just about two hours.
A dumpster at the OMS was set on fire at 4:25 a.m. on Monday, followed by dumpsters at the Dawe at 5:52 a.m., the Gibbons at 5:53 a.m., and at the South at 6:41 a.m.
Campbell said all the fires were confined to the respective dumpsters.
He said he would be “speculating at best” to say if any of the dumpster fires were related, or if there is a relation between these fires and the case of attempted arson at Stoughton Groomers on Park St., which took place earlier Monday, around 4 a.m.
Chief of Police Paul Shastany asked anyone with information regarding the dumpster fires to contact the Stoughton Police at 781-344-2424.
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Dr. Robert G. O'Donnell Middle School
211 Cushing St, Stoughton, MA -
Joseph R. Dawe Jr. Elementary School
131 Pine St, Stoughton, MA -
Joseph H. Gibbons Elementary School
235 Morton St, Stoughton, MA -
South Elementary School
171 Ash St, Stoughton, MA -
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michelle
3:37 pm on Tuesday, August 2, 2011
I think it is very sad that vandals have nothing better to do in the middle of the night than to light dumpsters on fire. Although, these dumpsters do not generate a lot of money for the schools (only 5 dollars per ton of trash) they are a way to make our planet greener and give back to the schools.