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YARMOUTH – A raging fire erupted at the old Anthony’s Cummaquid Inn on Route 6A in Yarmouth at the Barnstable town line about 6:30 PM Sunday. A second alarm was ordered bringing in multiple mutual aid units. Firefighters immediately took a defensive posture fighting the flames from the outside. There were no reports of injuries. The flames lit up the night sky and were visible for miles around. Part of the building collapsed at the height of the blaze. The State Fire Marshal’s office will investigate the cause of the fire.
From Yarmouth Fire: At 18:28 on November 3rd, 2024, the Yarmouth Fire Department received a call from a passerby reporting a structure fire at 2 Route 6A, Yarmouth Port. The property is the site of the former Anthony’s Cummaquid Inn which has been closed for several years. With heavy fire visible from Route 6A, the first Yarmouth unit on scene (Chief in Car 51) ordered a working fire assignment, bringing in fire crews from Barnstable, Dennis, and Hyannis, and an ambulance from Harwich.
The fire had advanced quickly throughout the structure and was threatening other buildings on the property, along with areas of brush adjacent to the original fire building. A second alarm was ordered, bringing in additional crews from Brewster, Dennis and Hyannis. Due to the large volume of fire, both the water departments from Yarmouth and Barnstable assisted by increasing water capacity at the scene.
Fire crews worked for several hours to bring the fire under control. Centerville-Osterville-Marstons-Mills, Chatham, Dennis, Hyannis, and Orleans Fire Departments covered Yarmouth Fire Stations during the incident. There were no known civilian injuries, one fire department member was evaluated on scene for a minor injury.
The cause of the fire is yet to be determined and is currently under investigation by the Yarmouth Fire Department with assistance from the State Fire Marshals Office. Yarmouth Building Officials and the Yarmouth Police Department assisted on scene. Fire crews are still on scene, and the investigation will be ongoing.
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