12-13-2010, 04:13 PM
the incident you cite was here on the Cape. we had another one last night, an historic building, probably by the same arsonist. arson kills people. i am hoping he/she is caught soon.
Cape Cod Times
December 13, 2010
WEST YARMOUTH — A raging fire swept through the newly renovated Red Rose Inn on Sunday night, severely damaging both the inn and its restaurant. Crews from several area fire departments battled the heavy flames, which started around 7 p.m. There were no injuries despite the large-scale damage, Yarmouth Fire Chief Michael Walker said.
The building, which is three stories high in some parts, dates back to the 1880s, according to the Times archives.
Several hours after the rescue crews arrived at the building, located at 6 New Hampshire Ave., firefighters continued to fight active flames. When crews arrived, several portions of the building were already fully engulfed, Walker said, preventing anyone from going inside.
Walker did not know if anyone was in the building when the fire broke out but said there were no injuries.
An official from the state fire marshal's office was scheduled to arrive on the scene last night to investigate the cause. State Fire Marshal Stephen Coan said late Sunday night it was "much too early to speculate" on the cause of the fire.
Two power lines came down near the building and NStar crews were called to the scene. Heavy winds spread the flames and shot off sparks but the fire was contained in the largely residential area off Lewis Bay and Englewood Beach.
The Red Rose Inn building dates back to the 1880s, when it was the guest quarters of a family compound, according to the Times archives. It was restyled as a bed-and-breakfast in 1948.
The building was recently renovated, according to the June 2010 Times article, and including a 45-seat restaurant and 10-bedroom inn.
John Schnyer, a nearby resident watching the fire Sunday night, said he and his wife were near Hyannis when they smelled something strange.
"It smelled like coal," he said. He assumed the fire was nearby since the smell was strong, but after the five-minute drive to their home in West Yarmouth, he found out it was near his neighborhood.
"Little did we think it was a building here," he said.
Sunday night's fire follows news that police and fire officials believe there is a serial arsonist on the Cape.
Authorities are investigating an fire in Sandwich on Nov. 24 that had a disturbing similarity with a Dec. 2 incident in Barnstable. In both cases, the arsonist left a calling card, the message, "fuck the rich" at the scene.
The Barnstable fire occurred at a home on Trotters Lane, while the Sandwich blaze occurred on Boulder Brook Road.
Cape Cod Times
December 13, 2010
WEST YARMOUTH — A raging fire swept through the newly renovated Red Rose Inn on Sunday night, severely damaging both the inn and its restaurant. Crews from several area fire departments battled the heavy flames, which started around 7 p.m. There were no injuries despite the large-scale damage, Yarmouth Fire Chief Michael Walker said.
The building, which is three stories high in some parts, dates back to the 1880s, according to the Times archives.
Several hours after the rescue crews arrived at the building, located at 6 New Hampshire Ave., firefighters continued to fight active flames. When crews arrived, several portions of the building were already fully engulfed, Walker said, preventing anyone from going inside.
Walker did not know if anyone was in the building when the fire broke out but said there were no injuries.
An official from the state fire marshal's office was scheduled to arrive on the scene last night to investigate the cause. State Fire Marshal Stephen Coan said late Sunday night it was "much too early to speculate" on the cause of the fire.
Two power lines came down near the building and NStar crews were called to the scene. Heavy winds spread the flames and shot off sparks but the fire was contained in the largely residential area off Lewis Bay and Englewood Beach.
The Red Rose Inn building dates back to the 1880s, when it was the guest quarters of a family compound, according to the Times archives. It was restyled as a bed-and-breakfast in 1948.
The building was recently renovated, according to the June 2010 Times article, and including a 45-seat restaurant and 10-bedroom inn.
John Schnyer, a nearby resident watching the fire Sunday night, said he and his wife were near Hyannis when they smelled something strange.
"It smelled like coal," he said. He assumed the fire was nearby since the smell was strong, but after the five-minute drive to their home in West Yarmouth, he found out it was near his neighborhood.
"Little did we think it was a building here," he said.
Sunday night's fire follows news that police and fire officials believe there is a serial arsonist on the Cape.
Authorities are investigating an fire in Sandwich on Nov. 24 that had a disturbing similarity with a Dec. 2 incident in Barnstable. In both cases, the arsonist left a calling card, the message, "fuck the rich" at the scene.
The Barnstable fire occurred at a home on Trotters Lane, while the Sandwich blaze occurred on Boulder Brook Road.