CONWAY — North Conway Water Precinct commissioners last Wednesday got a report from Fire Chief Pat Preece on the department’s efforts in combating the April 30 fire that destroyed the south wing of the Red Jacket Mountain View Resort in North Conway.
That section of the hotel was built in 1971 before sprinklers were required in public buildings, though the core of the Red Jacket is sprinkled because major renovations were done in 1994.
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