Gloucester firefighters have knocked down a fire in a woodshop and cabinet-making business off East Main Street in East Gloucester, adjacent to Beacon Marine.
Firefighters responded to the scene around 7:30 p.m. after a report of smoke in the area, and first responders radioed to headquarters that they were facing “a working fire,” according to emergency broadcast reports from the scene.
A second alarm called in firefighters and apparatus from Rockport, Manchester, Essex, while Beverly and Hamilton crews covered the Gloucester stations. Firefighters at the scene also called in a ladder company from Ipswich.
Crews declared the fire as being knocked as of 8:10 p.m., but were still on the scene as of press time.
