BREWSTER – Firefighters were called to a blaze in Brewster shortly after 5:30 PM Monday. The fire on John Wings Lane reportedly started in a microwave and spread into the kitchen. Mutual aid from surrounding towns responded to the scene. No injuries were reported. Fire crews were able to get the fire under control and checked for any spread to the attic. Further details were not immediately available.
Update: Brewster Fire reports that on Monday January 15 at 5:38 PM, they were dispatched to a reported kitchen fire at 18 Johns Wing Lane. On arrival Harwich Car 62 reported a fire in the kitchen with extension to the cabinets and ceiling above and requested a working fire assignment. Brewster Engine 241 and Ladder 237 arrived on scene and stretched a 1 ¾ attack line into the kitchen area and quickly extinguished all visible fire. Brewster Car 231 arrived and assumed command of the incident. Companies on scene overhauled and opened up the kitchen and attic areas to check for fire extension and were able to stop the fire from extending throughout the dwelling. The building was ventilated, and all utilities were secured. The occupant of the home was outside of the structure on arrival of the fire department. There were no reported injuries. The Brewster building department responded to the scene and posted the building as uninhabitable due to the fire damage. Brewster Fire would like to thank the Harwich, Orleans, Dennis, Chatham, and Eastham fire departments for their automatic aid response to the scene and the Dennis and Yarmouth Fire Departments for covering headquarters during the fire.
