On the website the restaurant says it has stood the test of time including the great fires of portsmouth in the early 1800s. Sadly, today that narrative changed forever. Fire crews training on the river spotted smoke this morning, the exact same time the 911 call came in. Smoke was coming from the roof, the building has five stories and Officials Say the blaze that appears to have started on the first floor quickly traveled up the chimney and spread. Within an hour the fire went to four alarms, bringing crews from surrounding towns and maine. The mixed use building has apartments on the upper floor that were heavily damaged. Thankfully, no one was hurt. The guys were here quick, nay just come back from doing some training. We had two separate Water Supplies established quickly, we had access to the roof quickly, attack lines underneath the fire. And it was a remarkable job. Reporter investigators have determined the cause of this fire, they are not ready to release it just yet. When we
Over Market Street wednesday morning at the same time the 911 calls came pouring in. Crews arrived to find fire on the first floor that extended up around the chimney out on the roof, with heavy black smoke and brown smoke coming from the rear of the building. Reporter the building is 170 years old, according to the restaurants website, and survived the great fire in 1880 unscathed. Today it was not so lucky. They found the fire had traversed the third floor and subsequently a second, third and finally a fourth alarm was transmitted, which you see behind me. Reporter the Portsmouth Gas Light Company is famous for its wood fired pizzas. The fire broke out just as surrounding businesses were opening up shop for the day. Thankfully, no one was hurt. We had a lot of, we had access to the roof quickly, attack lines underneath the fire almost immediately. Reporter fire officials tell us that investigators believe they have determined the cause of this fire, they arent quite yet. It is not be
Parents this morning upset. Good friday morning. October 16 at 4 30 in the morning, i am julie grauert. Miller. Start with showers and end the weekend with a deep freeze. Meteorologist shiri spear joins us with the timeline on the good morning. Yeah, good morning. The least of our worry also be some of the showers coming on through this morning. Very, very light and patchy stuff. You can see a little hint of rain near nashua and pepperell, keene and orange as well. A lot of try a lot of tries central and western massachusetts into western New Hampshire. And 40s for all of you guys waking up. 40 in framingham and a hint of drizzle. 51 in boston. Still dry. Clouds are moving in. Brockton at 43 degrees. We have got the clouds now moving in. So you will find actually clear skies from the south shore headed down to the cape and island. Temps starting nawvt 50s here this morning and the clouds will make it to you as well along with that chance of a couple of showers. 7 a. M. Rolts around. A
Over the south coast right now. Getting reports of pea size male and potential of flooding along 195 looking toward new bedford. But boston light and patchy rain we were expecting. Extended up to north shore, merrimack valley. Seacoast, framingham. 50. Warming up. Worcester 46. Blast of showers moving through worcester, it will lighten up here. Give it 20 minutes and you will actually see showers begin to taper off there. But down toward, say, plymouth and areas like sandwich and marion brace yourself for that ban. Of showers. And thunderstorms. So that is going to come in fast. But it is also going to come in heavy this morning. Future cast kind of under doing it. But it is taking that area and extend continuing the at noon time. Outer cape and nantucket. Clearing skies this afternoon. And we actually see things brighten up really nicely as we go. So there you have it. Boston getting into lower 60s today. And i will have a look at when you should expect that huge cool down coming up i
Boston, waking up to 53. And 53 in marshfield. But strip of showers will continue across Southern New Hampshire very spotty and light. Keane, 45 degrees. With showers. Orange, 42 degrees. And with only light rain in place. And in worcester, 48. Still dry but, showers tracking toward you. We have got holes in the clouds here over southeast massachusetts. You will be the bright spot hitting the road with temperatures in the 50s. By 9 00 a. M. Threat of showers reaches boston extending up to north shore on over to worcester providence. Last of the showers hanging on at the coastline. This is a brand new future cast. Even if you have seen this. Come back over. It is slower to let up on showers at noon time. Most of us dry with clouds lingering across the temperatures. Temperatures upper 50s to 60s at lunch. Into the afternoon it gets brighter and brighter, as we go. Spot showers early today. Highs of 58 to 64. And the winds, something that but winds will turn quite gusty. More on that comi