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| By Alan J. Brackett |
| Heavy fire rolls throughout a garage on George St. in Webster on April 16th. The accidental fire was possibly caused by a gas grill placed too close to the garage. |
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| By Alan J. Brackett |
| The garage collapsed within minutes of my arrival. A nearby multi-family dwelling was threatened at the height of the fire. |
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| By Alan J. Brackett |
| Capt. Ron Fournier stretches the first line to protect the exposure building. |
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| By Alan J. Brackett |
| Lt. Gevry backs up Lt. Brinks on a big line as they get first water onto a vehicle that was burning in front of the garage. The garage has been reduced to a flaming pile of rubble. |
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WEBSTER, MA - Shortly after 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 16, 2009 Webster Emergency Dispatch began receiving calls for a fire behind the residence at 80 George Street in Webster. In a few short minutes, a large two stall garage would be reduced to a pile of smoldering rubble.
A little earlier, one of the occupants of the dwelling had started a gas grill that was next to the garage. After pre-heating the grill, he stated he went inside to get the food to put on the grill. When he returned, he found the garage afire. The Webster Fire Department responded as soon as they were turned out, but by the time the first engine arrived on scene, the building had been totally consumed by the wind-swept fire, and had collapsed into a large pile. A Dodge PT Cruiser that was parked in front of the garage also became involved in the fire, and burned furiously. Another van that was parked nearby received significant heat damage.
The fire threatened the three story dwelling at 80 George Street for a short while, and firefighters had to stretch hoselines to protect that building from the fire. The bulk of the fire was knocked down fairly quickly, and crews remained on scene for the better part of two hours extinguishing hot spots and embers.
The cause of the fire appears to be accidental at this time, possibly because the grill had been placed too close to the garage’s combustible exterior wall covering. No injuries were reported.
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