Crime & Safety
Hampton Fire Goes to Three Alarms
Firefighters were sent to the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom building for a report of a fire in the roof of the Purple Urchin Café.
HAMPTON, NH — Numerous firefighters were called to the Casino Ballroom building on Ocean Boulevard fighting a multi-alarm fire at the Purple Urchin Café, according to reports online. The fire was first reported at just before 8 a.m. on Oct. 12, 2016, and quickly went to three alarms. Mutual aid from a number of towns assisted.
Some smoke still showing behind the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom building after 3-alarm fire. Multiple crews on scene. @UnionLeader pic.twitter.com/TJlU4dHjpB
— Jason Schreiber (@Schreibernews) October" class="redactor-linkify-object">https://twitter.com/Schreibern... 12, 2016
Ocean Boulevard was closed near D Street to all vehicles, according to police, for about five hours.
Video of the fire on Periscope can be found here.
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.@HamptonNHFire Chief is emphasizing how much sprinklers kept this from being an inferno. This block of buildings is all wood, circa 1909. pic.twitter.com/QsDMXaUAcg
— WBZ NewsRadio (@wbznewsradio) October" class="redactor-linkify-object">https://twitter.com/wbznewsrad... 12, 2016
Firefighters cleared the scene of the fire at just after noon, according to a post on Twitter. Ocean Boulevard reopened at just before 1 p.m.
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