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AUBURN – A massive 3-alarm fire destroyed the Chester P. Tuttle Post in Auburn on Friday night.
According to the Auburn Fire Dept., the fire was first reported to the Auburn Emergency Communication Center just before 8 PM reporting a fire in the kitchen.
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At the time of the 911 call, more than 200 people were eating dinner at a function on the first floor of the building and there were several patrons in the basement bar.
Auburn Fire Rescue Chief Stephen M. Coleman Jr. said there were no injuries reported of any patrons or firefighters.
“With the amount of people in the building at the time of the fire we are extremely lucky tonight that we did not have any serious injuries and that everyone was able to escape the building quickly,” Coleman said.
Chief Coleman said that the fire was well advanced when fire crews arrived and that there was a heavy fire load already in the attic.
Coleman said, “The fire had been burning for sometime in the attic space and was well advanced before anyone in the building knew it.”
The fire is not believed to be suspicious and is under investigation by the State Fire Marshals Office in conjunction with the District 7 Fire Investigation Unit. Auburn firefighters were assisted on scene by mutual aid companies from Oxford, Millbury, Leicester, Charlton, Webster, Sturbridge and Worcester.
Photos Courtesy of Auburn Fire Dept.
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