Monadnock Ledger-Transcript
Published: 5/11/2021 11:54:22 PM
A tattoo shop and connected apartments on Jaffrey’s Main Street were evacuated Tuesday night, when a pillar outside the historic building went up in flames.
Fire Chief David Chamberlain said at the scene that the fire started in leaf debris under the porch, and traveled up the pillar. He said the likely cause of the fire is discarded smoking materials, such as a cigarette, but the cause has not been officially determined. Chamberlain said the fire may have been smoldering for a while before catching the pillar alight. Chamberlain said he does not consider the fire suspicious, and that it looked accidental.