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Cause of CG boathouse blaze still not known

CHILMARK, Mass. — State Fire Marshal Stephen Coan said Tuesday that a massive blaze that destroyed a Coast Guard boathouse, pier and several private boats on Martha’s Vineyard remains under investigation by state and federal authorities.

Coan said an investigative team is asking anyone with early-stage photos of the fire or other information to contact the state fire marshal’s office.

Authorities say the blaze began Monday afternoon and quickly engulfed the boathouse and pier, as well as a truck and trailer for the 25-foot Coast Guard boat that was in Woods Hole at the time of the fire.

The station’s 47-foot boat evacuated the pier just before it became engulfed in flames.

Coan said the blaze appears to have started in the Coast Guard boathouse, but there was no immediate word on cause or damage estimate.

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