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Inside Administration

The fire gutted most of the front of administration.
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It's funny, the walls don't look fire-damaged (blackened and missing plaster, as is the norm with burned-out buildings). If I didn't know different I'd say this looks as though it has just caved in through neglect.
rich_edwards79
Fri 11-04-2005
Rain and snow eventually washes away fire stains.
Puddleboy
Fri 11-04-2005
The fire that had caused this damage was on the rd and forth floor, it all caved in.
The fire happened in the mid 90's
Truckie
Sat 11-05-2005
There was definately a fire in that area from what I saw yesterday. If you look up at the damage before you walk in the front door, you will see a heavy wooden crossbeam is about the only remaining structure in that area, and it looks like it was pulled out of a campfire---all cracked and charred.
BustedTrespasser
Tue 11-29-2005
there was just a fire i think in the boiler room the other day!
ashley
Thu 12-08-2005
If there was a fire there, it had to be another firebug trying to start a fire. I don't know why people seem to keep trying to burn the building down, but it's so empty there really isn't much left to burn so the fire won't get very big anyway.
BustedTrespasser
Mon 12-12-2005
It seems as if y'all have an arsonist loose in the area. Hope the cops catch him before he graduates to occupied structures :-\
Ouroboris
Sat 12-31-2005
Accually Im a firemen in emswroth and we have been doing aout job and have found out its a few different ppl trying to prove a point and they also have been destroying the workers equipment
Zach
Thu 01-05-2006
Oh Very Sinister
Jessica
Sun 07-30-2006
What was the cause of the fire? How long after the closing of dixmont did it happen? Am I totally clueless about dixmont?
anonomous
Tue 10-31-2006
I live near a historic place Donner-Reed Party Trail, one of the wooden cabins they stayed in, in 1886 some kids out parting burned down the cabin.People who do this there wicked.
CSA fr USA
Tue 11-07-2006
Mr Motts, were u in a reclining position when u snapped this??? Looks like it.
Nevermore
Tue 06-05-2007
Its sad what gets burned by arsons. Another case of arson was "The Dips" rollercoaster at West View Park
Michael Zerishnek
Sat 08-23-2008
Wow!!!! That is a cool picture... I wish it was still around
Shannon From pa
Tue 01-06-2009
Well...it certainly is airy isn't it now?
MamaToFiveInPA
Tue 12-21-2010
the first time i was there i walked right through there and didn't notice that until i was outside the building and said "i'm glad we didn't walk through that part, oh, wait..."
j.r.
Sun 07-17-2011
oof! Makes my stomach chern a little bit. Avast it's pretty epic.
Cynder
Wed 03-07-2012

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