The Lanesborough Fire Department put down a morning fire at the Olde Forge Restaurant on Route 7. Departments from the towns of Cheshire, Dalton, Hancock, Hinsdale and Richmond also responded.
This cellphone video shows the fire spewing black smoke, as it consumed plastic supplies Sunday morning in a shed at the Olde Forge Restaurant in Lanesborough.
Fire crews from Lanesborough and neighboring towns work to ensure that a Sunday morning fire at the Olde Forge Restaurant is fully out. Departments from the towns of Cheshire, Dalton, Hancock, Hinsdale and Richmond also responded.
Firefighters work to clear out the shed behind the Olde Forge Restaurant, the likely source of Sunday's fire.
Fire crews from Lanesborough and neighboring towns work to ensure that a Sunday morning fire at the Olde Forge Restaurant is fully out. Departments from the towns of Cheshire, Dalton, Hancock, Hinsdale and Richmond also responded.
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Larry Parnass can be reached at lparnass@berkshireeagle.com and 413-588-8341. Kevin Moran can be reached at kmoran@berkshireeagle.com.
The fire that damaged the Olde Forge Restaurant in Lanesborough on Sunday morning was intentionally set by an employee, authorities said Monday.
Kirk Grippo's phone buzzed regularly on Tuesday, when he supervised the cleanup of his restaurant, the Olde Forge. The building was the scene of a fire on Sunday, which authorities said was set by an employee.
Larry Parnass joined The Eagle in 2016 from the Daily Hampshire Gazette, where he was editor in chief. His freelance work has appeared in the Washington Post, Boston Globe, Hartford Courant, CommonWealth Magazine and with the Reuters news service.
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