Updated: Fire that gutted mobile home in Dennis considered suspicious

DENNIS – Firefighters were called to the Robert Childs lot on Great Western Road about 4:15 PM. Crews arrived to find a travel trailer fully involved. There were no reports of injuries. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Statement from Dennis Fire: Dennis fire department responded to a reported fire at 169 Great Western Road, Robert Childs Inc at 04:16 PM Wednesday. When firefighters arrived, they discovered a fire with heavy smoke in the rear of the yard that contained miscellaneous landscaping timbers, old telephone poles along with old vehicles. A company excavator was used while firefighters advanced two hose lines to extinguish the fire. Harwich fire assisted at the scene with extinguishment. The cause of the fire appears to be suspicious and is being investigated by the Dennis police department. There were no reported injuries to firefighters.



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