Overview
- Firefighters were dispatched around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday and upgraded the incident to a second alarm with crews from Manchester, Amherst, Merrimack, New Boston and Londonderry assisting.
- A section of Route 101 near Nashua Road was closed during the response, and school officials reported all students and buildings were safe.
- Owners say the building sustained severe damage and the restaurant is closed, leaving many employees out of work with no reopening timeline announced.
- The owners launched an online fundraiser to support staff, which had raised nearly $19,000 by Wednesday morning.
- Murphy’s Taproom offered free meals, temporary shifts for affected workers, and meeting space to help 1750 Taphouse’s team during the shutdown.