Overview
- Firefighters responded around 4 p.m. Saturday to 49 Plum Island Turnpike after smoke was seen coming from the roof and three employees had evacuated.
- Crews quickly knocked down a small roof fire, then spent additional time locating and extinguishing hot spots inside the roof and walls.
- Mutual aid from Newburyport, Rowley, and Georgetown assisted on scene, while West Newbury, Salisbury, Groveland, and Amesbury covered Newbury stations.
- Newbury Police briefly closed Plum Island Turnpike to allow apparatus access, and Cataldo and Atlantic ambulances stood by, though no injuries were reported.
- The Newbury Fire Department and the Massachusetts State Police Fire and Explosion Investigation Unit are investigating the cause, with local building, health, and electrical inspectors supporting the response; the restaurant has not provided an operating update.