Small fire closes Shubie’s for one day

BY LEIGH BLANDER

A small fire broke out at Shubie’s Marketplace on Atlantic Avenue the morning of March 30, when the motor in a beverage cooler overheated. No one was injured. The fire closed the popular store for a day.

“[Manager] Doug Shube used an extinguisher on it and knocked it down,” Fire Chief Jason Gilliland told the Marblehead Current.

“When we arrived, there was just smoke.

“There was still heat in the wall, so as a precautionary measure we opened up the wall,” he added. The Board of Health was also called in.

The emergency call came in at 9:12 a.m. and the fire department sent two engines and a ladder truckwhich had not opened yet for the day.

Fire crews cleared the scene at 10:02 a.m.

The next day, Shubie’s posted a message to Facebook thanking Marblehead firefighters and the community.

“And a giant shoutout to our team for yet again going above and beyond and being by our side. We can get through anything with them next to us.”