When we left yesterday at about 5:45 pm it looked like the fire would burn to the post office and beyond with the intensity and the wind. When we looked today we were amazed that the firefighters were able to contain the fire as they did. Much was destroyed yet much was saved.
With reference to the map in post # 45, the attached photo is looking down Beacon Ave with cottage 43 on the left. As flyguy’s aerial photo shows, the central area is total destruction as if all was vaporized. All that remains is a small amount of ash and some twisted remains of metal objects.
Looking at the aerial, the row of cottages just left (north) of the black “crater” while standing, are burned out and will probably be condemned. The row of cottages further north appear mostly undamaged from the outside.
It was a sad sight to see many owners walking around where there cottages used to be.
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