Report: Castle Hill Inn fire deemed accidental

Updated at 5:46 p.m.

THE CAUSE OF a two-alarm fire that tore through the historic Castle Hill Inn on Ocean Drive in Newport on Feb. 5 has been deemed accidental. / COURTESY CASTLE HILL INN

NEWPORT – The cause of a two-alarm fire that tore through the historic Castle Hill Inn on Feb. 5 has been deemed accidental, according to a Monday report by WPRI-TV CBS 12. The state fire marshal’s office said “the operation of a wood-burning fireplace” sparked the blaze, which prompted the evacuation of guests and staff, and drew a

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