A home on Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road was severely damaged in a fire Monday and the families living there were displaced, according to the Tisbury fire chief.
Firefighters were called 741 Main street at about 8:45 p.m. and the family that was inside the home was out safe by the time the police department responded.
Dukes County has issued a ban on outdoor open flames until Nov. 22 due to a statewide drought.
Less than a month after a fire sent contaminated smoke billowing throughout the Havenside elderly housing complex in Vineyard Haven, nearly all of the displaced residents have returned — though most of their belongings are gone forever.
A fire last week at the JWL Transport junkyard remains is being considered suspicious, a fire official said Wednesday.
Oak Bluffs firefighters were called to the scene at 9:08 p.m. when a witness reported a large explosion and flames billowing from the property, located off County Road and Pennsylvania avenue.