Firefighters battled heavy smoke and flames to quell an inferno at a storied colonial Scituate homestead. The venerable structure, ensconced in history since 1794, presented an arduous task for the responders when the distress call was received around 2:40 a.m. according to details obtained by Boston 25 News.
The alarms pealed a third time as the besieged basement birthed an inferno that climbed through the home's antique frame, prompting assistance from neighboring fire brigades in Norwell, Cohasset, Hingham, and Marshfield, a task made all the more formidable by the wails of the wind sweeping the flames skyward from the basement's maw up through the attic as reported by WHDH.
Spectators could not help but watch as fire and smoke scarred all three storied floors of this once revered domicile. A lone resident, having faced nature's fury, emerged unassisted from the smoke-swathed threshold, standing testament to the fickle grace of chance that no injuries were reported in this calamitous event.
The fire chief admitted to the daunting nature of their task. Given the time-honored construction, with no foul play suspected, the origin of the blaze remains enshrouded in mystery, and the local sages of combustion and smoke still probe for answers into the cause of such havoc, according to the Chief's words to Boston 25 News and WHDH.
