Decades-Old Cape Cod Restaurant On Fire Sunday

SANDWICH, MA — A Cape Cod seafood restaurant that has been in business for decades caught fire early Sunday, resulting in a blaze that took crews hours to extinguish.

Firefighters responded around 5:30 a.m. to Captain Scott’s restaurant on Tupper Road in Sandwich, where they arrived to find heavy smoke and fire in the back of the building, according to the Sandwich Fire Department, which noted flames were extending from the basement and the first floor was unsteady.

The natural gas regulator for the structure burned off, causing a leak, but the blaze was finally extinguished around 12:30 p.m., with the help of an excavator that peeled apart the building.

A total of 44 firefighters responded, including from neighboring agencies. One firefighter was evaluated for exhaustion but did not require hospital transportation, according to the department, which added the cause of the blaze was under investigation.

Captain Scott’s has been located on Tupper Road for over 50 years and underwent a major renovation in 2015, according to its website.