Firefighters had to be called when things got a little too hot at The Gables Inn and Restaurant in Beach Haven on Valentine’s Day. The exterior wall behind the fireplace at the romantic bed-and-breakfast caught fire just before dinner.
“It’s sort of a non-event,” said Sondra Beninati, owner of The Gables. “We had smoke go from the fireplace to the wall, so nothing particularly topical or anything like that.”
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| Photo via WOBM A fire at The Gables on Easter Sunday in 2012 began outside the building. |
The fire caused “very minor” damage, according to Brian Mount, deputy fire marshal of the Ocean County Fire Marshal’s Office, which deemed the fire accidental.
Beach Haven Fire Chief Matt Letts said about 13 of the department’s members responded to the scene with three fire trucks around 5 p.m. The crew had to extinguish small flames before cutting into the wall to put out the fire.
Members of the Ship Bottom Volunteer Fire Co. also arrived on scene, but Letts rerouted them to the Beach Haven firehouse in case of more calls.
This was the Beach Haven department’s third call of the day. It came in as members were responding to a water leak at the New Jersey Maritime Museum on Dock Road. Before that, crews responded to a residential fire alarm.
On Easter Sunday 2012, The Gables suffered a major fire starting in brush in the back yard that resulted in extensive damage to the exterior and top floors. The restaurant and inn were closed for months.
— Kelley Anne Essinger
This article was published in The SandPaper.
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