Large blaze consumes boats, buildings, vehicles at boatyard

Large blaze consumes boats, buildings, vehicles at boatyard

MATTAPOISETT, Mass. (AP) — Several boats, buildings accompanied by every one one other accompanied by vehicles were destroyed by a large blaze at a Massachusetts boatyard Friday.

Aerial video taken by WCVB-TV showed some boats accompanied by every one one other accompanied by vehicles at the boatyard inside Mattapoisett either burned not here shells or actuality consumed by flames. Firefighters from around the region, including from while a lengthy way away while Providence, Rhode Island concerning 30 miles away, responded to the blaze.

People who picked up the phones at the Mattapoisett blaze accompanied by every one one other accompanied by police departments said no indeed indeed one was available to comment. It was unclear if anyone was hurt.

The area of the blaze was small part of a Weather Service warning Friday of elevated blaze chance due to drought accompanied by every one one other accompanied by high winds. It sent a plume of dense black smoulder over southeastern Massachusetts that could exist seen for miles.

The National Weather Service said on Twitter that its radar had detected "what is most probable a smoulder plume" inside Mattapoisett.

Several other people posted images accompanied by every one one other accompanied by video of the blaze accompanied by every one one other accompanied by smoulder on communal media.

The Mattapoisett Boatyard's website says it's been a family-owned marina since 1962, catering primarily to recreational boaters, accompanied by every one one other accompanied by has the capacity to store up to 150 vessels all over the summer that aren't inside use or are for sale.

Large blaze consumes boats, buildings, vehicles at boatyard