Dalton Firefighters Extinguish Zinky's Pub Stove Fire

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Courtesy of Dalton Fire
DALTON, Mass. — Dalton firefighters quickly extinguished a stove fire Thursday morning at 5:18 at Zinky's Pub on Daly Avenue.
 
The department was notified via automatic fire alarm notification and a call in by a citizen passing by while walking their dog. 
 
Fire Chief Jim Peltier said there was moderate smoke in the detached building upon arrival.
 
"Engine 3 arrived on scene with no smoke showing. They made entry into the building. It had a moderate amount of smoke within the structure," he said. 
 
Peltier said there was no one in the building at the time of the fire, but the owners arrived because of the alarm company notification. 
 
It was concluded after an investigation that the fire was caused by a malfunctioning pellet stove.
 
"And through an investigation with multiple companies in ventilating the building, it was found to be coming from a defective or malfunctioning pellet stove," Peltier said.
 
No injuries were reported. Peltier estimated that damages were between $3,000 and $5,000. 
 
The suppression and ventilation took about an hour. 
 
Engine 2 and 3, Truck 1, Squad 1, Car 1, and Ambulance 5 responded.

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Dalton Health Dept. Develops Temporary Food Event Info Sheet

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass.—The Board of Health approved an amended version of a Temporary Food Event Informational Sheet.
 
Health Agent Agnes Witkowski and her Administrative Assistant Christina Parkington developed this information sheet to streamline the permitting process for temporary food events. 
 
Before this information sheet, Witkowski would work with event organizers to determine the vendors. Then Witkowski and Parkington would reach out to the vendors with applications and information. 
 
"There's times when we even had somebody show up as a vendor not being permitted and then they're looking for what we require. Well, this is to help organize that and to make it smoother," Witkowski said. 
 
This document will be given to the event organizer and the vendors. 
 
"I think it's just good communication, and it's helping guidelines and expectations," Witkowski said. 
 
The sheet instructs the event coordinator to provide the Board of Health with a contact list of all vendors 30 days before the event. The list must include the vendor's name, contact person, phone number, and email address.
 
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