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McKee Administration Update 3 on Exeter Fire

Government and Politics

April 14, 2023

From: Rhode Island Governor Daniel McKee

PROVIDENCE, RI – The McKee Administration issued the following updates on the ongoing fire in Exeter:

We have received word from teams on the ground that the Exeter fire is 80 percent contained and as of 8 p.m. all evacuation orders have been lifted.

Up to 200 firefighters were involved in today's operations.

Governor McKee is grateful to the leadership of the incident commander, the Exeter Fire Department, and all the state and local agencies that responded at the scene today.