BREWSTER – From Brewster Fire: On Thursday July 20 at 4:08 p.m. Brewster Fire was dispatched to a report of a fire and heavy smoke with sprinkler activation at SBS One Source, a building supply company located on Commerce Park Drive. On arrival Car 232 (Deputy Varley) reported heavy smoke coming from a large steel commercial building with activation of the sprinklers. A working fire assignment was requested bringing Harwich, Dennis, Orleans, Eastham, and Chatham fire departments to the scene. The sprinkler system was supplied and firefighters stretched hose lines into the building to locate and extinguish the fire which was found to have originated in a wood dust collection system in the southwest corner of the structure. An aggressive attack by Brewster Group 1 and mutual aid companies quickly knocked down all visible fire. Due to the fire conditions and heavy smoke that filled the building extensive overhaul and extended smoke removal operations were required.
The Brewster Building Commissioner and Electrical Inspector also responded to the scene and posted the building as inoperative until repairs to the structure and electrical system are completed. Eversource responded to the scene and disconnected power to the facility.
Brewster Fire would like to thank Harwich, Orleans, Dennis, Chatham, and Eastham Fire Departments, Brewster Police, Barnstable County Sheriff’s Communication Center, and the Brewster Building Department for their assistance at the scene and the Dennis and Yarmouth fire departments for providing response coverage for the Town during the incident.
Photos by Brewster Fire/CWN
