where there's smoke
yesterday as we drove back from visiting several artists' studios, we saw a big, ugly plume of smoke over downtown montpelier. we decided against driving downtown to check it out, figuring they didn't need the extra traffic on main street at the moment. here's what happened:
The blaze left the building structurally unsound.
Firefighters from five departments prevented the fire at 66 Main St. from spreading to neighboring buildings as of press time. But the brick building was still engulfed in flames Saturday evening and in danger of collapsing. The Associated Press reported that firefighters had begun to tear down the building?s façade.
More than two dozen firefighters from Montpelier, Berlin, East Montpelier, Middlesex and Barre City responded to the call. No injuries were reported as of 6:30 p.m.
fine hometown reporting continues here. i've found a couple of montpelier webcams, neither of which show the downtown area, but you might enjoy a peek at the state house.
Comments
Coincidence? There was a fire on our block on Friday night, the second one in a couple of months. Nothing like coming out of the subway station to see six fire trucks on your corner. I hate fire.
Posted by: Molly | May 25, 2003 09:36 PM
We had a big fire here yesterday, but nothing was damaged except some steaks that accidentally got put on top of it. Fortunately they were salvageable.
Posted by: paul^2 | May 27, 2003 09:47 AM