Lynn 10 alarm fire11/28/1981 02:00 hrs.

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  • I was working at the radio station, WLYN, just around the corner. Unbelievable sight. Looked like the entire sky was lit up.

  • my mom worked at mcdonalds at the time when she was in hight school and they brought food down to the fire fighters

  • i was 6 years old and watched it from my parlor window's on sagormore st until the mp had us leave until it was ok to go home

  • I remember my late parents lived at 16 Amity St. and my father was upset because there was no water and I think the electricity was also shut off. I remember saying that they were lucky the wind was blowing in the opposite direction. I lived on Johnson St. and the water was rusty from fire. Remember seeing fire on TV. My oldest daughter was 5 months old then.

  • No stopping that monster... hopefully nobody was killed over a future parking lot... Prime example of just pulling your people back and letting it burn because it sure as hell ain't worth it..

  • I was only 10 years old at the time....just a kid myself... but i remember feeling bad..

  • I remember this fire, specifically because I was on Amity St waiting for my dad to pick me up for a weekend visit in boston. I saw a bunch of kids running and laughing screaming to run...i remember thinking uh oh..they must of did something bad..as we began driving down the lynnway about 30min later...I remember looking out the back window to see all the dark smoke in the air..right about where the NSCC is now...as I sat down I remember thinging...oh my gosh...those kids started that fire..

  • This fire was just across a highway and a parking lot from the harbor. I think they ended up drafting from the harbor to help with the water supply. I could be wrong though.

  • The tiller at 4:52 (then Swampscott FD's brand new 1982 Maxim 100' TDA) is now privately owned in Andy Leider's collection. The Nahant FD responded to that fire with a 1979 Maxim 100' RMA that is still in service as Ladder 31! Set to be retired next year. Get a look at her while you still can.

  • The tillered aerial at 4:52 was Swampscott FD's ladder. They just retired it a few years ago!

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