Fire destroys large Nantucket home under construction Saturday morning

Asad Jung, Cape Cod Times
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NANTUCKET — A heavy fire destroyed a large home under construction early Saturday morning, according to Deputy Chief Sean Mitchell of the Nantucket Fire Department.

Nantucket Fire received a call at 3:30 a.m. reporting the fire at 19 East Tristam Ave. where responders found a construction site with a large home fully involved in fire.

The first arriving engine attempted to contain the fire to the single building. Because there are no fire hydrants in the area, a water shuttle operation ensued.

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Hyannis Fire sent four firefighters to assist. Embers were falling on homes in the surrounding area, and spot fires were extinguished on two nearby homes.

No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire is under investigation.

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