Chimney fire prompts evacuation of Provincetown restaurant

PROVINCETOWN – A chimney fire prompted the evacuation of Pepe’s Wharf Restaurant at 371 Commercial Street around 1:45 PM Sunday. Firefighters stretched a hose line and laddered the roof to reach the chimney and extinguish the fire. crews also had to open a wall to completely douse the flames. No injuries were reported. Further details were not immediately available.