During rush hour traffic Wednesday morning in Tilton, cars slowed at the entrance of Dunkin’ Donuts, but they weren’t turning in for coffee and crullers.
Drivers hit the brakes to stare at the water-soaked and burnt remains of the fast food restaurant.
The Dunkin’ Donuts store along Route 3 was deemed a complete loss following a fire in the early hours Wednesday. Tilton/Northfield Fire and EMS Department Capt. Tim Joubert said his crew was activated at 2:49 a.m., and they arrived to find smoke coming from the building’s roof.
Joubert said it took them about an hour and a half to get the fire under control, in time to allow morning traffic to flow normally. No one was injured at the scene.