Haverhill Firefighters Respond to Two Fires, One in Downtown Building

October 14, 2026

Haverhill’s fire department responded to two consecutive fires on Tuesday night, with crews working both scenes. One of the incidents took place in an empty downtown building that has been identified for redevelopment. Officials reported no injuries and said no residents were permanently displaced.

Fire Chief Christopher Cesati told WHAV that an automatic master-box alarm notified the department at 5:44 p.m. and that the alert was for a fire in a basement laundry room.

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