Unattended Downtown “Campfire,” a Profile in Stupidity

HYANNIS – Two “homeless” men seen running from the wooded area behind Bank of America on Main Street, spooked by a passing ambulance siren.   “What in the world were these grown men up to?” must have haunted the curious mind of an accidental eyewitness, a lucky thing for local residents.

Moments later, shortly after 3pm, Barnstable Police received a call and dispatched Patrolman Dan Ruth to investigate an unattended fire. 

Familiar with the active “homeless campsite” just over the wall to the rear of the “open space/ park” across the street from the dilapidated old “HyPort Brewing Co.,” Officer Ruth knew exactly where to look.  

Hyannis FD was immediately summoned to deal with a relatively large unattended “Campfire.” 

A thriving fire, fueled by unusually high wind gusts, located just yards away from family homes, in a thickly wooded area, was an averted disaster thanks to a timely phone call from an unidentified passing good Samaritan.

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