Newcastle Fire
One of the great things about living in a small town is the willingness of people to volunteer and nowhere is that more evident than when there is a fire in town. This fire at Walker Point on the Damariscotta River in Newcastle (no relation to Walker's Point in Kennebunk) broke out this afternoon at about 1 o'clock. From where our office sits it seemed to be mostly under control in less than an hour.
This was an 8 alarm fire so not only did the Newcastle Volunteer Fire Department (known as the Taniscot Fire Engine Company) fight the fire but fire companies from the surrounding towns of Damariscotta, Nobleboro, Bristol, South Bristol and others arrived on the scene less than 15 minutes after the first Taniscot truck got there. Volunteer Fire Departments are made up of pretty amazing people.
And speaking of small towns where else would you see a scene like this except in a small town? Oddly enough I took this picture about an hour before the fire. The fire took place about 300 feet behind the building in this picture.
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