Brewster
CRIME & SAFETY
Fire Damages Old Sea Pines Inn
BREWSTER – Firefighters from several area towns joined Brewster crews in knocking down a blaze in the rear of the Old Sea Pines Inn building Monday evening. The fire department was dispatched to 2553 Main St. just before 6:30 p.m. to investigate heavy smoke in the area, and arrived to find smoke and fire coming from the second floor and roof of the two-story house attached to the main three-story Old Sea Pines Inn building. Crews declared a working fire, calling in additional firefighters from Harwich, Orleans, Dennis, Eastham and Chatham.
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New details: Fire breaks out at Old Sea Pines Inn in Brewster
BREWSTER – Fire broke out at the Old Sea Pines Inn at 2553 Main Street (Route 6A) around 6:15 PM Monday. Flames were visible from the roof of a two-story section of the structure. A 2nd alarm brought in mutual aid from several towns to the scene. All occupants were able to safely evacuate the building. By 7:15 PM the fire was under control. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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