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Counselors punched by campers. Staff hired only days before camp started. Hoards of sick kids. Untenable delays of food and supplies.

Welcome to Camp Quinebarge — the “Fyre Fest” of overnight camps. bos.gl/Thd2NXn

The New Hampshire camp abruptly shut down in July after just six days. Parents, who had paid $3,400 for two weeks, were told to pick up their children the next morning.

The closure left campers bereft, counselors stewing, and parents furious. bos.gl/Thd2NXn

Tales from the aggrieved make Quinebarge sound like the summer camp equivalent of the Fyre Festival.

“We have been in tears, bored, and devastated the whole day. [The camp director] is lying to you all,” a camper wrote in a letter to his parents. bos.gl/Thd2NXn

Children and counselors said the first few days of camp were not “the best time you could have in the world,” as the promotional video promised.

Activities were understaffed, overworked counselors screamed at each other, and people started quitting. bos.gl/Thd2NXn

Rebecca Gove, a parent who sent two children to Quinebarge, moderates the “Abandoned Camp Q 2021″ private Facebook group, where livid parents have gathered to compare notes.

“Shock does not even begin to cover it," she wrote in a letter to the camp. bos.gl/Thd2NXn

A number of staffers told the Globe they were hired only two weeks before camp began and received minimal vetting or training.

MJ Lowry, a 21-year-old counselor, was hired four days before campers arrived. bos.gl/Thd2NXn

Kayden Gove, an 8-year-old camper, said he was hit in the head with a wooden block by another camper. His counselor was attacked by the same child, who punched him in the face.

Kayden said another one of his counselors departed shortly after camp began. bos.gl/Thd2NXn

In the kitchen, the commercial dishwasher was broken, which meant unclean dishes were provided to kids during meals, staffers said.

In the week before camp, a staffer’s child was served a raw meatball during a meal. The cook was subsequently dismissed. bos.gl/Thd2NXn

The camp’s executive director, Eric Carlson, said the camp was felled by staffing and supply chain complications.

“We sincerely apologize to all those families and staff members who had their summer plans interrupted by our premature closure,” he said. bos.gl/Thd2NXn

Soon after the end, an all-camp e-mail was sent.

“Upon reflection, we know that camp is only good for the kids if we can ensure their health and safety. That is why as soon as we finish our closing work for 2021, we will begin preparing for summer 2022.” bos.gl/Thd2NXn