FOXBORO - Area residents will have to say goodbye to the beloved Lakeview Pavilion, as excavators tore down the historic structure down today, several hours after a three-alarm fire disrupted a Saturday evening wedding and destroyed building.
Foxboro Fire Capt. Ed Noonan told The Sun Chronicle today that the fire startedabout 7:15 p.m., Saturday from a cigarette butt that a smoker had accidentallydiscarded into mulch in the rear of the building. No one was injured in the blaze.
"It was determined that the fire was an accident due to careless disposal of fire materials," Noonan said. "We don't know who the smoker isat this time."
He said because the incident was an accident, theperson who discarded the cigarette into the mulch will most likely not be charged with a crime, "but they should have practiced common sense."
Noonan said thatwithin 20minutes, the fire had spread rapidly into the walls and ceiling of the building because of winds coming off of the lake.
"By the time we arrived on scene, the fire had gotten significant headway, and there was no turning back at that point," Noonan said.
But, becauseof the extent of the fire, crews worked through the night into Sunday morning, before excavation crews went through the rubble to look for hidden fires, according to DeputyFire CaptainSteven Bagley.
The Lakeview Pavilion was a 108-year-old, one and a half-story wooden structure.
The building did not have a sprinkler system, but did have a fire alarm system, and was in compliance with all fire codes at the time of the accident.
Bagley praised the venue's personnel for getting the 110 wedding guests safely outinto the parking lot before firefighters arrived.
Wedding guests and Lakeview Pavilion staff watched as the fire ripped through the building
But, Bagley said owners are talking about rebuilding.
Source: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/devices/news/local_news/lakeview-pavilion-in-foxboro-torn-down-following-fire/article_0a500ce4-bdbc-11e3-bc16-001a4bcf887a.html
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