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Fire Rips Through Willows restaurant; Extensive Damage to Building

July 23, 2019

Willows2 — The Willows restaurant was extensively damaged by fire on July 21. PHOTO BY NICK WOODBURY

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Fire damaged the front and back of the Willows restaurant on July 21. PHOTO BY NICK WOODBURY

The Willows restaurant at 75 Brookside Road was extensively damaged on July 21 when the building caught fire just before 2 a.m. Nine firefighters, six engines and a ladder truck responded. Mutual aid came from Tyngsborough, Nashua, Chelmsford, Littleton and Trinity Ambulance.

When engine 4 arrived at the scene, firefighters encountered smoke coming from the rear of the restaurant. Crews entered the building and knocked the fire down, according to a Fire Department report.

No one was injured, according to the report. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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