Rye Fire Department Extinguishes Large Structure Fire Wednesday Night

RYE — Chief Mark Cotreau reports that the Rye Fire Department responded to and extinguished a house fire Wednesday night.

On Wednesday, April 3, at approximately 9:02 p.m., Rye Fire responded to a house on Ocean Boulevard for reports of a structure fire.

Upon arrival, crews observed heavy fire coming from the home, with high winds threatening to spread flames to an adjacent dwelling.

Crews mounted a defensive attack and were able to bring the fire under control around 10 p.m. Crews remained on scene until Thursday morning.

There were no reported injuries. No one was home at the time.

The Rye Fire Department thanks the Seacoast fire departments that provided critical mutual aid: Portsmouth, New Castle, North Hampton, Hampton, Greenland, Exeter, Seabrook, Pease, Newington, and Kittery, Maine.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Rye Fire Department and the New Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s Office.

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