Newburyport crews fight weekend fire on Plum Island
Facing intense heat and humidity, firefighters in Newburyport battled a three-alarm fire in a duplex on Plum Island Sunday night, fire officials said.
No one who lives in the three-story duplex was injured, but one of the units was completely destroyed, the Newburyport Fire Department said in a statement.
Fire investigators believe the blaze started on the second floor because of an electrical failure. The fire is still under investigation, but does not appear to be suspicious, according to the statement.
Firefighters stayed at the scene for six hours.
“Our firefighters, with assistance from neighboring crews in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, did an excellent job under these extreme conditions to extinguish this fire and prevent it from reaching the other side of the duplex and neighboring homes on the island,” Chief Christopher LeClaire said in the statement. “We’re thankful that no one was injured and that the residents were able to safely evacuate the building.”
Damage is estimated at $500,000.
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