BARNSTABLE – A fire was reported at the Home Depot Store at 65 Independence Drive shortly before midnight Friday. Fire crews stretched a line to a tool rental room and were able to knock down the flames. Smoke was ventilated from the building which was closed at the time of the fire. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
From Barnstable Fire: At 11:52 PM Friday, the Barnstable Fire Department was dispatched to a commercial fire alarm at 65 Independence Drive, The Home Depot. While units were responding, dispatchers with the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center updated responding units that a call from the location reported flames visible in the area of the tool rental maintenance room.
Car 212 was responding and due to the high hazard property immediately ordered a working fire response to bring in mutual aid companies to support the department. Ladder 206 arrived on location and with help from Barnstable Police Officers forced entry into the tool rental maintenance room and deployed a single hose line and quickly knocked down the fire.
Due to a significant amount of smoke throughout the east end of the large commercial building ventilation efforts took time to set up and clear all the smoke. A Barnstable Police Department fire investigator and the Mass State Police Fire Investigators with the Mass. State Fire Marshal’s Office were requested to the scene to assist with the cause determination. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
The Barnstable Fire Department would like to thank the dispatchers with the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office, and the Barnstable Police Department for their assistance at the scene and the mutual aid partners who responded to assist including the following fire departments: Hyannis, Yarmouth, West Barnstable, Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills, Cotuit, Dennis, Sandwich, Brewster and Mashpee.
