Overview
- Firefighters contained the main fire at the mill near Stevens and Winter streets, with crews now cooling deep hot spots and expecting to stay on scene for days.
- Haverhill’s fire chief said the structure was heavily involved on arrival, so crews used an exterior-only attack with multiple ladder trucks.
- Neighboring departments from Georgetown, Groveland, Lawrence, and Methuen provided mutual aid, and police closed streets around Lafayette Square for operations.
- No injuries were reported, and officials do not believe anyone was inside the vacant building.
- The cause is under investigation, and a plan created after a 2015 arson at the same mill guided Tuesday’s response.