NEWBURYPORT, Mass. — Firefighters battled a 4-alarm fire that tore through a house in Newburport Monday afternoon.
No serious injuries were reported. Two adjoined buildings were badly damaged.
4 Alarm fire Newburyport. High Street remains closed. No serious injures. Building where it started wasn’t lived in, construction crews however were working there before the fire. Under inv. not considered suspicious .@boston25 pic.twitter.com/x7N4txfBTU
— Evan White (@EvanWhiteIII) January 14, 2019
Newburyport Fire Chief Christopher LeClaire said it took well over an hour for crews to get the quick-moving fire under control. LeClaire said he had feared the block could have burned down.
Emergency crews responded to 155 High St. around 2:30 p.m. for a report of a fire. A construction worker who was in the upper level of the two-floor building made the emergency call.
NEW VIDEO shows this afternoon’s fire on High Street in Newburyport, firefighters from more than a dozen nearby cities and towns responded to help battle these intense flames (video: F. Elwell) pic.twitter.com/RGivmVIb1w
— Mike Saccone (@mikesacconetv) January 15, 2019
The fire spread from the building, which was built in the 1700s, to two other buildings.
Several other communities including Rowley, Amesbury and Portsmouth, N.H. provided mutual aid.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation, although officials said Monday that the fire is not being considered suspicious at this time.
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