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The firefighter was taken to the hospital with a back injury, according to a press release. Two other firefighters had minor injuries.
The two-alarm blaze was first reported at 5:59 a.m. by a passerby who spotted heavy smoke coming from the boat yard on Route 28 near the intersection with Putnam Avenue, he said. Within moments of that call, another passerby reported seeing flames coming from a building.
The first firefighters on the scene reported fire on the exterior of the shed, which extended into the attic. The fire was brought under control within 30 minutes, according to a press release.
Firefighters from the COMM, Cotuit, Hyannis and West Barnstable fire departments responded to the scene as did a crew from the Cape Cod Chapter of the American Red Cross. Other area departments provided support coverage.
March 16--MARSTONS MILLS -- A firefighter was taken to Cape Cod Hospital this morning with a back injury -- and two others had minor injuries -- after fighting a blaze at a boat yard on Route 28.
The cause of the fire, which caused an undetermined amount of damage to a 58-by-25-foot shed at Peck's Boats Inc., is still under investigation, but does not appear to be suspicious, according to Capt. Brady Rogers of the Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills Fire Department.The firefighter was taken to the hospital with a back injury, according to a press release. Two other firefighters had minor injuries.
The two-alarm blaze was first reported at 5:59 a.m. by a passerby who spotted heavy smoke coming from the boat yard on Route 28 near the intersection with Putnam Avenue, he said. Within moments of that call, another passerby reported seeing flames coming from a building.
The first firefighters on the scene reported fire on the exterior of the shed, which extended into the attic. The fire was brought under control within 30 minutes, according to a press release.
Firefighters from the COMM, Cotuit, Hyannis and West Barnstable fire departments responded to the scene as did a crew from the Cape Cod Chapter of the American Red Cross. Other area departments provided support coverage.
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