BREWSTER – Fire broke out at the Old Sea Pines Inn at 2553 Main Street (Route 6A) around 6:15 PM Monday. Flames were visible from the roof of a two-story section of the structure. A 2nd alarm brought in mutual aid from several towns to the scene. All occupants were able to safely evacuate the building. By 7:15 PM the fire was under control. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Brewster Fire and Rescue reports that Monday night at approximately 6:25 PM, they were dispatched to the Sea Pines Inn located at 2553 Main Street for a reported heavy smoke condition. On arrival units reported heavy smoke and fire coming from the second floor and roof of a two-story wood frame dwelling attached to the main Sea Pines Inn building. Units from Brewster along with automatic aid companies from Harwich, Orleans, and Dennis rapidly stretched multiple attack lines under heavy smoke and fire conditions into the building to extinguish the fire while conducting primary searches for possible occupants.
These companies were able to quickly extinguish all visible fire and limit damage to the original fire building. Units remained on scene checking for extension and conducting overhaul of the area until approximately 9:00 PM.
Brewster Fire would like to thank the Harwich, Orleans, Dennis, Eastham, and Chatham Fire Departments along with the Providence Canteen unit who responded to the scene and the Dennis and Yarmouth Fire Department for covering the Town during the incident. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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