SANDWICH – A four-alarm fire raged through a restaurant in Sandwich Sunday morning. The blaze at Captain Scott’s Seafood Restaurant at 71 Tupper Road broke out about 5:30 AM. Stiff winds quickly sent flames through the roof of the building. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the State Fire Marshal’s office.
From Sandwich Fire: On Sunday at 5:27 AM, The Sandwich Fire Department responded to a report of smoke coming from behind Captain Scott’s Restaurant at 71 Tupper Road. Engine 1 responded from the 115 Route 6A station and arrived within 2 minutes. On arrival crews found a heavy smoke condition and fire in the rear of the building. A working fire assignment was requested bringing in resources from the Bourne Fire Department. Crews noticed the fire extending from the basement and the first floor became unsteady and crews backed out of the building.
A 2nd alarm fire assignment was requested bringing in additional resources from Joint Base Cape Cod, Plymouth, Cotuit, Barnstable and West Barnstable Fire Departments to the scene. Sandwich Firefighters while extinguishing fire from the rear noticed the natural gas regulator for the building burn off causing a subsequent gas leak in the building. a 3rd alarm was requested at this time bringing in units from Centeville-Osterville-Marstons Mills (C-O-MM) and Onset Fire Departments. Firefighters continued to chase pockets of fire. A 4th alarm was requested bringing resources from C-O-MM and Hyannis Fire Departments. The fire was finally extinguished with the assistance of an excavator provided by Pastore Excavation peeling apart the building. The fire was declared out at 12:30 PM.
A total of 44 firefighters responded to the scene along with the Providence Canteen which provided coffee and drinks on the scene and the State Fire Marshal’s Special Operations Rehab Truck to support firefighter rehab. The Mashpee, Wareham and C-O-MM Fire Departments provided station coverage during the incident.
One firefighter was evaluated on the scene for exhaustion and was not transported. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Sandwich Fire Deparmtent Fire Investigation Unit and the Massachusetts State Fire Marshal’s Office.
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