The charred remains of Beach Cove Waterfront Inn on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. The fire broke out around 8:30 p.m. Monday night. “We got really lucky this happened before the season started. It went so fast. I’ve been doing this for 8 years and I’ve never seen anything like it,” said Sawyer Alley a volunteer firefighter from Boothbay Harbor. Staff photo by Brianna Soukup

A waterfront hotel in Boothbay Harbor was in flames Monday night, and fire companies from several towns had responded, authorities said.

Heavy fire could be seen coming from the Beach Cove Waterfront Inn, a large two-story building at 48 Lakeview Road on West Harbor Pond, according to Wiscasset Deputy Fire Chief John Merry, whose department was one of several responding.

Central Maine Power Co. reported that more than 2,000 customers in Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor and Southport were without power at 10:10 p.m. The largest concentration of outages occurred on Lakeview Road, McFarland Point Drive and McKown Street.

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Andrew Payson of Southport, about five miles from the fire, said he drove to the inn and took photos that showed the entire building in flames.

“It got leveled,” Payson said. “I just can’t get over it.”

Jay Hasch, a volunteer firefighter with Boothbay Harbor Fire Department stands in front of the charred remains of Beach Cove Waterfront Inn on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. “We got really lucky this happened before the season started. It went so fast. I’ve been doing this for 8 years and I’ve never seen anything like it,” said Sawyer Alley, another volunteer firefighter from Boothbay Harbor. Staff photo by Brianna Soukup

From her home in Boothbay Harbor, Sharon Wood said she heard a noise that sounded like a loud explosion that lasted for nearly one minute. Around the same time, flames and smoke rose above the tree line in the distance. Like other area residents she temporarily lost power.

A dispatcher for the Lincoln County Communications Center said late Monday that there were no injuries reported. He said 11 area fire departments responded to the fire, some providing station coverage. The fire was mostly under control by 10:30 p.m., but crews would remain on the scene, he said.

According to its website, the Beach Cove Waterfront Inn is located off Route 27, about one mile from downtown Boothbay Harbor on 3 acres overlooking West Harbor Pond.

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